Rapid Fire
Indian Gray Wolf
- 02 Feb 2024
- 1 min read
Recently, The Indian gray wolf has recently been sighted in the confines of National Chambal Sanctuary (NCS) in Uttar Pradesh.
- The last sightings were reported during ‘Operation Bhediya’ carried out between 1997 and 2000 to map the canines’ footprint in Chambal.
- Scientific Name: Canis lupus pallipes
- Conservation Status
- IUCN: Least Concern
- Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972: Schedule I
- CITES : Appendix 1
- National Chambal Sanctuary, is also known as the National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary.
- NCS is located on the Chambal River near the tri-point of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
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