About the Indian Grey wolf:
- Scientific Name: Canis lupus pallipes
- It is a subspecies of grey wolf that ranges from Southwest Asia to the Indian Subcontinent.
- They live in warmer conditions.
- It travels in smaller packs and is less vocal than other variants. They are nocturnal and hunt from dusk to dawn.
- Description: It is of intermediate in size lies between the Tibetan and Arabian wolf, and lacks the former’s luxuriant winter coat due to its living in warmer conditions.
- Habitat: The Indian wolf inhabits areas dominated by scrub, grasslands and semi-arid pastoral agro-ecosystems.
- Distribution: It has a wide distribution range that extends from the Indian subcontinent to Israel. There are about 3,000 animals in India, some in captivity.
- Conservation Status
- IUCN: Least concern
- Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972 : Schedule I
- CITES : Appendix 1
- Threat: Habitat loss and depletion of prey species etc.
