Escaped wolf Neukgu returned to South Korean zoo after nine-day search involving thermal imaging drones

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Neukgu, a 2-year-old wolf, escaped his enclousre at a zoo in South Korea earlier this month. (Daejeon City Corporation/Daejeon O-World/Daejeon City Office Handout/Reuters) A wolf who escaped a South Korean zoo nine days ago, captivating international attention, has been found and safely returned. Neukgu burrowed his way out of the O-World zoo and theme park in Daejeon, south of Seoul, April 8. The search for Neukgu kept the country on edge, and many worried about the 2-year-old wolf eight years after a puma named Bbo-rong was shot and killed hours after it escaped from the same zoo. Neukgu was seen several times before he was captured, including on surveillance video. CHIMPANZEE ESCAPES FROM INDIANAPOLIS ZOO ENCLOSURE, TRIGGERING EMERGENCY LOCKDOWN Neukgu was on the run for nine days before he was captured. (Daejeon Municipality via AP; Daejeon City