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It is only found in the arid and semi-arid peninsular plains of India. [5] These lineages are genetically unique from all other wolves worldwide, including from other wolves forming C. l. pallipes. [11] [10] The Indian gray wolf and the Himalayan wolf are phylogenetically basal to all other wolves and are closer to the African wolf.
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 has been estimated that there are about 300 wolves in approximately 60,000 km 2 (23,000 sq mi) of Jammu and Kashmir in northern India, and 50 more in Himachal Pradesh. Overall, India supports about 800–3,000 wolves, scattered among several remnant populations.
Indian authorities captured on Thursday one of three wolves that have killed six children and a woman in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh over the last two weeks. More than 30 villages in the ...
New Delhi — One of the wolves from a pack that has killed eight people in a forested district of north India was caught Thursday, officials said. The victims, seven children and a woman, were ...
According to the first count in 1979, there were 49 wolves in the sanctuary. The total population increased substantially over the next several decades, reaching 568 by 2004. In 2009, there were sadly only 58 wolves counted in the sanctuary. [4] There were 120 wolves in 2020. [5]
The local villagers claimed that nearly 24 wolves may be involved, citing the sightings of the animals in the villages. [13] Scientist Y V Jhala commented that there is no definite proof to link these wolves to the attacks and the attacks might have been carried out by wolves or wolf-dog hybrids. [10]
Right now, there are 18 known red wolves in the wild and an estimated 20 to 22 total, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Another 263 live in captivity.