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Himalayan Wolf
The Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus himalayensis Gray) has been suggested by several Indian biologist for recognition as a critically endangered canid species, distinct from Canis lupus. Results of mitochondrial DNA analysis suggest that the Himalayan wolf is phylogenetically distinct from the Tibetan wolf, in India and Nepal are listed on CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Appendix I as endangered due to international trade. The Himalayan wolf population is found only in the upper Trans-Himalayan region of India across the two northern most States Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir with only about 350 individuals in the wild. This photo was taken in conservation and breeding centre Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on 11/06/2022. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)
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| Photo ID | #8478994 |
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| Location | N/A |
| Photographer | Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto |
| Category | Human Interest |
| Copyright | © 2026 NurPhoto - Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto |
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