Video. Escaped wolf Neukgu captured after nine-day search in South Korea

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Apr 17, 2026 · 74 words · By Yolaine De Kerchove Dexaerde

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Escaped wolf Neukgu captured after nine-day search in South Korea Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: A two-year-old wolf that escaped from O-World zoo in Daejeon, South Korea, has been safely recaptured after…

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The male wolf, Neukgu, was born at the zoo in 2024 and is part of an initiative to restore wolves resembling those once native to the Korean peninsula.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: A two-year-old wolf that escaped from O-World zoo in Daejeon, South Korea, has been safely recaptured after spending nine days on the loose.

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Claim 1: “A two-year-old wolf that escaped from O-World zoo in Daejeon, South Korea, has been safely recaptured after spending nine days on the loose.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that a two-year-old wolf escaped from O-World zoo in Daejeon, South Korea, and was safely recaptured after a nine-day search period.

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web search NEUTRAL — Neukgu, the two-year-old wolf who broke loose from a South Korean zoo and captured the nation's attention, has finally been captured following a nine-day long search.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn08p8nzejko

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web search NEUTRAL — A two-year-old wolf that escaped from O-World zoo in Daejeon, South Korea, has been safely recaptured after spending nine days on the loose.
https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/17/escaped-wolf-neukg…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nine-day search for two-year-old Neukgu gripped nation and sparked safety concerns for animal and public.Surveillance footage appears to show the young male wolf after escaping his enclosure at O-worl…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/17/south-korea-es…

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Claim 2: “The male wolf, Neukgu, was born at the zoo in 2024 and is part of an initiative to restore wolves resembling those once native to the Korean peninsula.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Neukgu was born in 2024 and is part of a project at O-World aimed at restoring wolves resembling those native to the Korean Peninsula.

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web search NEUTRAL — Born at the zoo in 2024, Neukgu is a third-generation descendent of a group brought from Russia in 2008 as part of a project to reintroduce wolves resembling those that lived in the wild in Korea ...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/17/south-korea-es…

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web search NEUTRAL — Born in 2024, Neukgu is part of a programme at O-World to restore the Korean wolf, which once roamed the Korean Peninsula but is now considered extinct in the wild.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn08p8nzejko

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web search NEUTRAL — Born at the zoo in 2024, Neukgu is a third-generation descendent of a group of wolves brought from Russia in 2008 as part of a project to reintroduce wolves resembling those that lived in the ...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/17/asia/south-koreans-escaped-wo…

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