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The Arabian wolf (Canis lupus arabs) is a subspecies of gray wolf native to the Arabian Peninsula —to the west of Bahrain, as well as Oman, southern Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. It is also found in Israel ’s Negev and Arava Deserts, Jordan, Palestine, and Egypt 's Sinai Peninsula.
Apr 9, 2015 · In the Middle East, the Arabian wolf has suffered a similar fate to its international cousins. But the conflict-ridden region where conservation has typically lagged behind the West has...
The Arabian grey wolf (Canis lupus arabs) is a critically endangered subspecies of the grey wolf that lives in the desert areas of Southwest Asia, northeast of Africa between the Red Sea in the west and the Persian Gulf in the east, including Palestine.
The Arabian Wolf is small, adapted to the desert environment. Its ears are proportionally larger in relation to its frame to help disperse and release body heat. Typically stands around 26 inches (66 cm) shoulder height and weighs an average of 40 pounds (18.14 kg).
Our results suggest that contemporary wolf populations trace their ancestry to an expansion from Beringia at the end of the Last Glacial Maximum, and that this process was most likely driven by Late Pleistocene ecological fluctuations that occurred across the Northern Hemisphere.
Nov 5, 2013 · Several subspecies of wolves occur in the Middle East. The smallest of all the wolf subspecies, the Arabian Canis lupus arabs Pocock, 1934, is found in a large part of the Arabian...
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Aug 1, 2024 · Here we review global efforts within the wolf conservation sphere to explore potential opportunities and challenges in the Middle East, acknowledging and accounting for the unique geopolitical complexity of this region.
