Researchers have discovered that the Himalayan wolf is a unique wolf characteristically adapted to the harsh life in the Asian high altitudes where low oxygen levels challenge all life forms.

Should the Himalayan Wolf Be Classified as a New Species? Years of expeditions in the world’s tallest mountain range reveal that Himalayan wolves have developed genetic adaptations to living at ...

Researchers from the University of Oxford have discovered that the Himalayan wolf is a unique wolf characteristically adapted to the harsh life in the Asian high altitudes where low oxygen levels ...

RARE SPECIES Himalayan wolf should be categorised as a distinct species, recommends study Taxonomic recognition would help convervation efforts, researchers said.

By Naresh Kusi The Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus chanco) and snow leopard (Panthera uncia) are apex predators in alpine ecosystems. By controlling the numbers of meso-predators and herbivores, these ...

Through a combination of genetic analysis and field observations, scientists are gaining new insights into the uniqueness of the mysterious Himalayan wolf.

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION Himalayan wolf listed as ‘vulnerable’ amid habitat loss, persecution, stray dog threat In India, around 378 of the species are left, distributed in the upper Himalayan ...

The Himalayan wolf was recently classified as vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, with only 2,275 to 3,792 individuals left in the wild.

Although the Himalayan wolf is visibly distinct from its European cousin, its current distribution has mostly been a matter of assumption, rather than evident truth. Being the most ancient wolf ...