Today there are five jackal species worldwide - four of them in Africa. These African species are the side-striped jackal, the black-backed jackal, the African golden wolf and the Ethiopian wolf.

A side-striped jackal. Photos: Supplied The Aspinall Foundation paid for a collar and vet fees for darting, examination and transport to their new home in Lionspruit.

“The side-striped jackal is among the few mammal species that mate for life, forming monogamous pairs.” CROW hopes to raise R14 000 to cover the cost of the collar.

The sandy-coloured golden jackal prefers open, grassy plains, while the side-striped jackal lives along waterways with dense undergrowth and is drabber in colour, has a white tip on its tail and ...

There are four species of jackal, the common jackal (Canis aureus), the side-striped jackal (Canis adustus) and the black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) and the very rare Simien jackal.

Its morphological traits suggest a direct relationship with the side-striped jackal and confirms the presence of this group more than five million years ago.