A pack of jackals has taken over a building's courtyard in Tel Aviv
Residents of a Tel Aviv apartment building are living in fear as a pack of jackals roams their courtyard. The municipality has responded to complaints by shifting the responsibility onto the tenants.
A pack of jackals has taken over the courtyard of a residential building in Tel Aviv, turning the residents' lives into a daily reality of fear. Residents cannot safely go down to their building's courtyard, where the animals roam freely near the playground equipment and the pool. Moran and Elia Aharon, a mother and daughter who live in the building, told in an interview with the program "HaOlam HaBoker" about the phenomenon:
"They are harming our quality of life; I am afraid to send the children to the garden."
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The fear is not just theoretical, and in the case of Elia, Moran's 10-year-old daughter, it almost ended in disaster. She described the chilling moment when she returned from summer camp and encountered one of the jackals, which chased her for about 3 minutes:
"I didn't know where to run, I was afraid it would bite me. I ran to the road and a car almost hit me."
The residents' repeated appeals to the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality in an attempt to find a solution were met, according to them, with an accusatory response that shifts the responsibility onto them:
"They threatened to give fines to the residents," Moran said. "This phenomenon must be eradicated as quickly as possible. We need to feel safe in our home."
Response of the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality:
"The municipality works on an ongoing basis to reduce the jackal phenomenon through trapping, regulating food sources, and public awareness. In this case, a trapper was deployed who caught several jackals in the area, and the residents were instructed to prune vegetation and avoid feeding. Cooperation from the residents is also required, and the municipality will continue to act as necessary."
