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The Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) is a subspecies of gray wolf that ranges from Southwest Asia to the Indian subcontinent.It is intermediate in size between the Himalayan wolf and the Arabian wolf, and lacks the former's luxuriant winter coat due to it living in warmer conditions. [3]
India has a population of approximately 2,000 to 3,000 Indian wolves (Canis lupus pallipes) in addition to their population of Tibetan wolves (Canis lupus chanco). [88] According to the study of Jhala et al. (2022), India could potentially be the home of about 3,170 adults (2,568 - 3,847) wolves, in a potential 423 to 540 packs.
It is classified as endangered with the Indian population estimated at 3000 mature individuals. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Wolf attacks on humans are rare occurrences and are mostly carried out by wolves infected with rabies , which attack humans without consuming them. [ 4 ]
Overall, India supports about 800–3,000 wolves, scattered among several remnant populations. Although protected since 1972, Indian wolves are classed as endangered, with many populations lingering in low numbers or living in areas increasingly used by humans.
Authorities in India are still trying to trap two wolves from a pack that's killed eight people, most of them young children, in Uttar Pradesh state. Most of wolf pack caught after 7 children, 1 ...
More than 30 villages in the district of Bahriach, home to dense forest, have been attacked by wolves in recent days, said Akash Deep Badhawan, a senior officer of the Indian Forest Services.
The South Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are home to nearly 44% of the elephants, 35% of the tigers and 31% of the leopards in India. [9] The state of Karnataka alone is home to 22% of the elephants, 18% of the tigers and 14% of the leopards in India.
India is the world's 8th most biodiverse region with a 0.46 BioD score on diversity index, 102,718 species of fauna and 23.39% of the nation's geographical area under forest and tree cover in 2020. [1]