{
  "id": 17224524,
  "title": "Mumbai: Golden Jackal Found Dead Near Airoli Bridge, Suspected To Have Been Killed In Road Accident",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/mumbai-golden-jackal-found-dead-near-airoli-bridge-suspected-to-have",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T11:40:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-golden-jackal-found-dead-near-airoli-bridge-suspected-to-have-been-killed-in-road-accident"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An Indian golden jackal, a protected species under the Wildlife Protection Act, was reportedly found dead near the Airoli Bridge after it was suspected to have been hit by a vehicle. The animal was found dead on the Mumbai-bound lane of the Mulund-Airoli Road, near the Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary. Golden jackals are a Schedule I species, which means that they receive the highest level of legal…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}