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The Pakistan Wolf Project is an effort to study and conserve grey wolves in Pakistan through outreach, partnerships, and by publishing findings about their ecology, genetics, and interactions with people.
The Pakistan Wolf Project evolved from a 2025 pilot project led by our core research team and key collaborators. Our objectives are to research gray wolves in Pakistan, create awareness for wolf conservation, and support research primarily led and conducted by scientists and researchers in Pakistan.
Currently, our research focuses on the Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) - the oldest wolf lineage in the world, and classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Our organization also researches other sympatric species, using camera traps to document species diversity and diet studies of sympatric carnivores, like golden jackals and red foxes. The main habitats covered by our research are grasslands, arid shrublands, and arid mountainous regions of Southern Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan.
A wolf captured on our camera trap in Southern Pakistan
What We Do
What We Do
Our project combines field research, genetics, and public outreach to build the scientific foundation needed for wolf conservation in Pakistan.
A central goal is to clarify the distribution of the Indian wolf (C. l. pallipes), following recent findings that Pakistan is a global hotspot for wolf diversity, to create awareness for wolf conservation, and support research that is led and conducted by Pakistani scientists. To achieve this, we:
Document wolf presence using camera traps, sign surveys, and field observations to confirm where wolves are surviving in Southern Pakistan, and which species they share the landscape with.
Collect non-invasive genetic samples to clarify the lineage thes wolves belong to and DNA test for prey species to understand diet
Record Human-Wildlife conflict, document instacnces of livestock depredation and community perceptions towards wolves and other wildlife
Build up local conservation capacity by working with the provincial wildlife department, rangers, field staff, and biology students as the project develops the need for more lab work
Retired ranger Adam setting a camera trap at Hingol National Park
Where We Are Today
Where We Are Today
3000+ Camera trap images
3000+ Camera trap images
representing over 15 species from southern Pakistan
100+ depredation reports
100+ depredation reports
collected from over 15 locations in the study area
90+ Samples Collected
90+ Samples Collected
from Sindh, Balochistan, and Southern Punjab
Wolf Presence Confirmed
Wolf Presence Confirmed
in Kirthar National Park and Hingol National Park
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