The Himalayan wolf is considered an ancient wolf as it evolved prior to the contemporary grey wolf which is found in large parts of North America and Eurasia. Very little is known about the Himalayan ...

In the high altitudes of the Himalayas, many wolves have developed distinct traits from their gray wolf cousins. Geraldine Werhahn / Himalayan Wolves Project Geraldine Werhahn had been tracking wolves ...

Attention, world: Researchers may have just confirmed the existence of a new kind of wolf. As Madhu Chetri, a graduate student at Norway's Hedmark University College, and a research team suggested in ...

Feb. 20 (UPI) --Through a combination of genetic analysis and field observations, scientists are gaining new insights into the uniqueness of the mysterious Himalayan wolf. According to the new study, ...

After the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classified the Himalayan wolf as “vulnerable” in its Red List of Threatened Species in 2023, wildlife experts are pushing for stronger ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal, April 25 (UPI) --The Himalayan wolf has been the source of taxonomic confusion for more than a century, but new research confirms the uniqueness of the species' lineage, as well as ...

Although the Himalayan wolf is visibly distinct from its European cousin, its current distribution has mostly been a matter of assumption, rather than evident truth. Being the most ancient wolf ...

Himalayan wolf is a distinct species of wolf, which shows unique genetic adaptation to the difficult conditions in the Asian high altitude ecosystems, found a study, reiterating that it needs to be ...

Scientists have confirmed the presence of the critically endangered Himalayan wolf — the most ancient wolf lineage known — in Nepal's largest protected area. Having undergone such an isolated ...

Researchers have discovered that the Himalayan wolf is a unique wolf characteristically adapted to the harsh life in the Asian high altitudes where low oxygen levels challenge all life forms. The ...