Efforts to arrest the decline of carnivorous mammals in isolated ecosystems have received little attention in India.  The present study assesses the population density of a small Golden Jackal population, isolated on a water covered Pirotan Island in the Gulf of Kachchh Marine National Park, India.  An average of 12 Golden Jackals/km2 was found inhabiting the Island.  The scat analysis revealed that the major diet of jackals was crab (89.5±2.36 %) followed by fish (2.7±0.82 %).  Only 2.1% of their diets were from the Island source.  They have well adapted to manage their water needs from their obligatory feeding habits.

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