{"id":334615,"date":"2025-04-28T12:29:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T06:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=334615"},"modified":"2025-05-01T13:40:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T08:10:44","slug":"mahuadanr-wolf-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mahuadanr-wolf-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News- <\/strong>The Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary holds the distinction of being India\u2019s first and only wolf sanctuary dedicated to conserving the Indian grey wolf. Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary.<\/p>\n<h2>About Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>&#8211; It is located in the <em>Latehar district of Jharkhand.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>It was declared a sanctuary in 1976.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance<\/strong>&#8211; It is <em>India\u2019s first and only wolf sanctuary<\/em>, <em>dedicated to the conservation of the Indian grey wolf<\/em> (Canis lupus pallipes).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Association<\/strong>&#8211; The Sanctuary is an integral part of <em>Palamau Tiger Reserve<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wildlife<\/strong>&#8211; The sanctuary is home to many species of wild animals including spotted <em>deer, wild boar, hyena, bear and wolf<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>About Indian grey wolf (Canis lupus pallipes)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_334623\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-334623\" style=\"width: 454px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-334623\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/indian-grey-wolf.png?resize=454%2C235&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Indian grey wolf\" width=\"454\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/indian-grey-wolf.png?w=740&amp;ssl=1 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/indian-grey-wolf.png?resize=300%2C155&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-334623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- Outlook traveller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <em>subspecies of the grey wolf<\/em>, found across Southwest Asia and the Indian subcontinent.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distinct features<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>It lives in smaller packs and is <em>less vocal compared to other wolf subspecies<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>It is <em>primarily nocturnal<\/em>, hunting from dusk to dawn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat<\/strong>&#8211; It is well-adapted to warmer climates and typically inhabits scrublands, grasslands, and semi-arid agroecosystems.<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Conservation Status:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IUCN Red List<\/strong>: Classified as <em>Endangered<\/em>, with the Indian population estimated between 2,000 and 3,000 individuals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CITES<\/strong>: Appendix I<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972<\/strong>: Schedule I<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News- The Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary holds the distinction of being India\u2019s first and only wolf sanctuary dedicated to conserving the Indian grey wolf. Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary. About Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary Location&#8211; It is located in the Latehar district of Jharkhand. It was declared a sanctuary in 1976. 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