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Israel at a glance
Main prey for wolves here are hares, livestock and carrion (dead animals).
Species Information
Species
Common Name: gray wolf
Latin Name: Canis lupus
Subspecies 1
Common Name:
Latin Name: Canis lupus arabs
Subspecies 2
Common Name:
Latin Name: Canis lupus pallipes
Current Wolf Population, Trend, Status
Number of wolves: Between 100 to 200 (according to this article from 2017)
Population trend: Decreasing
This page was last updated in 2020.
More Information
Links and press coverage
- Campers in Israel warned after series of wolf attacks
- Cattle ranchers to be paid to shoot Israeli wolves
- In Israel’s Ein Gedi, tourists’ trash lures wolves out of the shadows – and into trouble
- In Israeli desert, wolves and hyenas cooperate on hunts
- Conservation in conflict: Advancement and the Arabian wolf
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