HIMALAYAN WOLF

HIMALAYAN WOLF

Kingdom: Animalia

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family: Candae

Species: C. himalayensis

The Himalayan Wolf is a kind of wolf that belongs to the species Canis himalayensis. It is usually found in northern India, in Himachal Pradesh, Indian Kashmir and also in the eastern part of Nepal in the Himalayas. 

Himalayan Wolves are smaller in number,so they tend to have smaller packs. Each Himalayan Wolf pack may only have six or eight members.

Himalayan Wolfs are carnivorous and the wolfs mainly feed in small rodents and rabbits.

The Himalayan wolf is listed as an endangered species in certain areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. A large portion of the wolf population in these areas exists outside of the protected area network.

There are around 350 Himalayan Wolfs left in the wild and 21 are in the zoo's in various parts of India. 

The Himalayan wolfs are mainly hunted for their flesh. The wolfs flesh are consumed by the humans.