Indian Gray Wolf | 02 Feb 2024

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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