As the wolf "Neukgu," which escaped from the Daejeon O-World zoo, has not been captured for more than a day, the search team is using methods to trigger its homing instinct.
According to Daejeon City and other authorities on the 9th, the wolf search team has been repeatedly broadcasting recorded howls at O-World since the morning.
The recorded howls are said to be the cries of the wolves that Neukgu had lived with. The idea is to have it come back to O-World on its own at the sound of its companions' howls. O-World is currently closed, but visitor announcements are being played as usual. These announcements are what Neukgu heard every day while at the zoo.
Initially, the wolf search team planned to deploy several drones near O-World on this day to track Neukgu's movements, then set up a capture cage baited with food. However, as rain fell that day, the drone search operation has faced difficulties.
The rain falling in Daejeon is expected to continue until the morning of the 10th, the following day.
According to Daejeon City, the search team is continuing discussions, including analyzing the previous day's thermal imaging camera footage.
Neukgu, a 2-year-old male, escaped from the O-World safari fence at about 9:18 a.m. on the 8th and has not been captured to date.