​tibetan wolf | Canis lupus chanco

Tibetan wolf is a sub-species of the grey wolf, found in the Himalayas and the Trans-Himalayan region. They are much larger than their peninsular counterparts. Their range overlaps with that of Himalayan wolf, purportedly a separate species Canis himalayansis. The assessment made here is for both these taxa combined.

Population Trend: stable
IUCN • least concern
CITES • appendix I
WLPA • schedule I

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• ID Features ​• 

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• Habitats ​• 

HIGH ALTITUDE MOUNTAINS

ALPINE SCRUB HABITATS

HIGH ALTITUDE PLAINS

ALPINE MEADOWS

ROCKY OUTCROPS

DRY OPEN HABITATS

TEMPERATE FORESTS

HIGH ALTITUDE PLANTATIONS

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• Distribution • 

Tibetan wolf presence records in each sub-district (taluk/tehsil).
Number of records: 1 (yellow) to 92 (dark red) 

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• Score card •

Conservation score: 66 | Grade: B

Tibetan wolves occupy <50% of their potential habitats in India. They are threatened by retaliatory killing by people,  and negative interactions (competition, disease, hybridization) with free-ranging/domestic dogs.

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IMAGE CREDITS | COVER IMAGE: ADITYA CHAVAN | PROFILE: JENN S