Indian Grey wolf

About Indian grey wolf:

• It is a subspecies of grey wolf that ranges from Southwest Asia to the Indian Subcontinent.
• It travels in smaller packs and is less vocal than other variants. They are nocturnal and hunt from dusk to dawn.
• Appearance: It is 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.
• They live in warmer conditions.
• 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
  • CITES : Appendix 1 
  • Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972 : Schedule I
• Threat: Habitat loss and depletion of prey species etc. 

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