Himalayan Wolf (Canis lupus chanco) : 15 Jan 2024

Key Points:

• • It is also called as Tibetan wolves.
  • They live at more than 4,000 metres.
  • Genetically adapted to low oxygen conditions.

• Conservation status:

• IUCN: Vulnerable

• CITES: Appendix I

• Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule I            

• Habitat:

• Tibetan Plateau in China.
• In  India, it is found in  Ladakh and in the Lahaul and Spiti regions in northeastern Himachal Pradesh.

Why in news?

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List has evaluated the Himalayan Wolf for the first time.