Indian Grey wolf

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.