Criteria
How can golden jackal records be documented and reliably assessed?
Recommendations for the documentation and assessment of golden jackal records in Europe
Whether a sighting, photo, track or call: to make golden jackal records comparable and reliable, common criteria are needed. The recommendations describe how records should be documented and how they can be assessed – for example using the SCALP categories C1 to C3.
Hatlauf J, Böcker F (2022) Recommendations for the documentation and assessment of golden jackal (Canis aureus) records in Europe. BOKU Reports on Wildlife Research and Wildlife Management 27.
German original: Hatlauf J, Böcker F (2021) Empfehlungen zur Dokumentation und Beurteilung von Hinweisen des Goldschakals (Canis aureus) in Europa. BOKU-Berichte zur Wildtierforschung und Wildbewirtschaftung 26. ISBN 978-3-900932-89-3
What a golden jackal sounds like
Howling is an important sign of golden jackals – and clearly different from fox and wolf.
Group howl
Several golden jackals howling together – typical of a family group.
Single howl
A single golden jackal, recorded in the Danube Delta (2015, J. Hatlauf).
Golden jackal on thermal camera
A golden jackal filmed at night with a thermal camera – with howling in the background (30 seconds).
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