Click Here for The wolf About the Game: The Gray Wolf is the one most people are familiar with. They can be all colors and range in size depending on where they happen to reside. Wolf Species Overview. There are three wolf species in the world: The Gray wolf, Red wolf, and Ethiopian wolf. Several subspecies are named based upon the region where they happen to be found. While there are many similarities between these types of wolves, there are also enough differences to separate them. The more research that is done, the more those distinct differences are seen. The Gray Wolf is one species of wolf that is well known among many people. They can be all colors and range in size depending on where they happen to reside. They can be found throughout the United States, Canada, and Alaska. They also inhabit some regions of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Overall they are still considered an endangered species. However, in areas of the United States, they have reached high populations, so controlled hunting is allowed. The Red Wolf gets its name from the color. They have a reddish tint to their fur that sometimes results in them being confused with the fox. They can also be brown, so they are often believed to be a different species of wolf when they are seen in the wild. They are mainly found around the areas of North Carolina and South Carolina in the United States. They are considered to be critically endangered species and have been so since 1996. Different Types of Wolves. Arctic Wolf. The Arctic Wolves get attention due to their white and yellow colors. They live in the coldest region of the Arctic, where very few other animals can survive. As a result, they have a vast range to explore. Even so, it can still be tough for them to find enough food for survival. Due to global warming and other factors, this particular type of wolf has had its share of struggles. Reproduction. Arctic wolves stay with one wolf for an extended period. The alpha male mates with the beta female to produce pups for the pack. The female pup reproduces after the gestation period of 63 days. The young pups are born with blue irises and dark fur, which gradually turns yellow as they grow. Conservation. Because arctic wolves live in a harsh environment, they are not faced with the threat of hunting or trapping like other wolves. India Wolf. There are about 3,000 Indian Wolves left in the wild. They are found in remote locations, including Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, around the areas of India. They are in grave danger of extinction as it is heavily hunted. In many areas of India, the people are very poor. What livestock they do have they don’t want to see killed by these wolves. They also hunt them as a source of meat for their own survival. The Indian Wolves continue to have their territory taken, making it more common for them to come into the areas where people live. Indian wolves are known subspecies of Grey wolves and are often found in India, Nepal, Turkey, and Pakistan. This subspecies of wolves are known to practice monogamy, where the male and female wolf mate for a long time. The female wolf will have several dens to protect the young wolves, and they will be allowed to move friends after 3 months. Indian wolves have thin and short fur and long back hair during summer. Generally, they have greyish fur, but some of them still have reddish-white fur. This subspecies of wolves are known for preying on children and being predators on common livestock, which is one reason for their extinction. Indians protect their domestic animals from wolves by hunting them. Habitation and general features. Indian wolves prefer to live in smaller packs. Hence you hardly find more than 6 of them living or moving together. It is also established that they do not frequently howl like other species or subspecies of wolves. These animals prefer to hunt their prey at night. Hunting big animals, Indian wolves have the tactic of using one of them as a decoy. This distracts the animal and allows the others to overpower it from the back. Conservation. Indian wolves are greatly endangered not only by those hunting them, but lack of habitation and low availability of prey leads to the extinction of the subspecies wolf. Himalayan wolf. The Himalayan Wolves reside around remote areas that include five countries: Bhutan, India, Nepal, China, and Pakistan. It is believed they were separated from other wolves long ago through an evolution process due to the glaciers being in place. They do have some territory that overlaps with the Indian Wolves. However, there is no evidence that they form packs together or breed between these two species. Conservation. Because of the rarity of this wolf species, it has become a global need to preserve them and prevent continual killing by villagers. Ethiopian wolf. The Ethiopian Wolves are found in areas of Africa. They are very closely related to the Gray Wolf. The Wolf hack
