New study: Himalayan wolf distribution and admixture

This large scale study published in the Journal of Biogeography is the collaborative effort of multiple research groups from the UK, China, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to improve our understanding of the Himalayan wolf range and genetics. Our study verifies that the high-altitude adaptation of the Himalayan wolf is characteristic of the lineage which is found across the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau in habitats above 4000m elevation. We think this special adaptation is what causes the existence and persistence of this distinct high-altitude wolf. It seems this wolf has evolved in conjunction with the uplifting of the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau as a result of colliding continents in geological time!

Guardian Himalayan wolf lopes towards recognition as distinct species

Oxford Zoology News Himalayan wolf discovered to be a unique wolf adapted to harsh high altitude life

Oxford News Himalayan wolf discovered to be a unique wolf adapted to harsh high altitude life

Science Magazine High-altitude genes could turn Himalayan wolves into a new species

Kathmandu Post Himalayan wolf awaits special recognition as subspecies, if not as an entirely new species

The Wildlife Society Are Himalayan wolves a unique species?