Satellite imagery and field work reveal how rapid expansion of human settlements and agriculture is fragmenting Afroalpine habitat in Bale Mountains National Park, pushing the remaining Ethiopian wolf packs into smaller and more isolated strongholds.
A new IUCN Red List assessment recognises the Himalayan wolf as a distinct, high-altitude lineage and classifies it as Vulnerable, with only a few thousand mature individuals remaining across the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau, prompting calls for coordinated conservation across range states.
The Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus chanco) was assessed for the first time on the IUCN Red List in 2024 and is currently listed as Vulnerable, reflecting its small and declining population and ongoing threats across the high-altitude landscapes of Central Asia.
The Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) was assessed for the first time in 2025 and is currently listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, reflecting ongoing population declines and increasing threats across its range.