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United Arab Emirates at a glance
Little is known about wolves here.
This article claims that wild Arabian wolves are no longer found in the United Arab Emirates.
This paper on Arabian wolves says:
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) desert has seen the extinction of many indigenous species and among these is the Arabian wolf, not seen wild in this area since the 1980s. To see this wolf in the UAE one would need to visit Arabia’s Wildlife Centre in Sharjah (www.breedingcentresharjah.com).”
Species Information
Species
Common Name: gray wolf
Latin Name: Canis lupus
Subspecies
Common Name:
Latin Name: Canis lupus pallipes
Current Wolf Population, Trend, Status
Number of wolves: Unknown
Population trend: Decreasing
Legal protection: No protection
This page was last updated in 2020.
