Saving the elusive and endangered Ethiopian wolf

From Geographical:

As the first rays of morning light streak across the frozen gorse and heather, and in the heavens, 100,000 stars fade from view, a sudden movement catches my eye. A large creature with a reputation as dark as the moorland night moves with unnerving speed and silence over this bleak, high-altitude landscape. Pausing for just a second, it turns its head toward me and I catch a fleeting glimpse of sharp ears, hard eyes, and a bushy tail dipped in black, and then the ghost of the highlands turns and continues its silent race against the rising daylight. My encounter with a wolf is over.

 

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