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Kyrgyzstan at a glance
Little is known about the wolves here.
This research paper contains some important background:
“The countries that made up the former Soviet Union are home to the largest existing wild gray wolf (Canis lupus) population. This makes the status of wolves in these areas of particular importance. Kyrgyzstan is a former Soviet republic located in Central Asia that became independent in 1991. Russia and other former Soviet republics with wolves reported in 1999 that their wolf populations were either stable or increasing. Kyrgyz officials also consider their wolf populations to be increasing since independence.”
Species Information
Species
Common Name: gray wolf
Latin Name: Canis lupus
Subspecies
Common Name:
Latin Name: Canis lupus lupus
Current Wolf Population, Trend, Status
Number of wolves: About 4,000
Population trend: Stable
Legal protection: No protection
This page was last updated in 2020.
