Animal rights activists called for better animal protection measures after the wolf’s return, noting a 2018 escape from the same facility in which a puma, Bborong, was reportedly shot dead.
“The fact that Neukgu has returned to his cage at the zoo does not signify a ‘happy ending’ to the incident,” the Korean Animal Welfare Association said in a statement.
After its escape, an image purporting to show a light-brown wolf trotting through a Daejeon intersection was shared widely online.
The city government and several major media outlets widely shared the image, which turned out to have been generated by artificial intelligence.
An AFP analysis confirmed that the image was inauthentic.
AFP had initially redistributed the image and later withdrew it.
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