There are several wolf breeds in China.

Latin scientific name: canine lupus erythematosus

English name: Tibetan wolf

This kind of wolf is mainly distributed in the western part of China, and there are also a few in Russia and Mongolia. Medium build.

Main distribution provinces:

Beijing Hebei Shanxi Inner Mongolia Liaoning Jilin Heilongjiang Jiangsu Zhejiang Anhui Jiangxi Henan Hubei Hunan Guangdong Guangxi Guizhou Yunnan Tibet Shaanxi Gansu Qinghai Ningxia Xinjiang

Distributed in the following protected areas:

Tiantangzhai Xinglong Mountain Baishuijiang (Gansu) Burgen Beaver Snow Ridge Spruce Tomur Peak Xishui Fan Jingshan Dongzhai Bird Jiyuan Macaque Jigongshan Baotianman (Neixiang) Red River Xingkai Lake Jiugong Mountain Shennongjia Houhe Bamian Mountain Momomog Poyang Lake Wuyishan (Jiangxi) Tao Hongling Jinggangshan Old Baldy Luoshan Liupanshan (Ningxia) Qinghai Lake Bird Island Pangquangou Taibai Mountain Foping Wolong Golden Buddha Mountain Mangkang Yunnan Golden Monkey Everest Tarim Huyanglin Ganjiahu Suo.

Distributed in the following mountains and lakes:

Altun Mountain Altun Mountain Altun Mountain Zhongtiao Mountain Dabie Mountain Guandi Mountain Helan Mountain Karakorum Mountain Kunlun Mountain-West Kunlun Mountain-Middle Xiangshan Wutai Mountain Liupanshan Luya Mountain Taiyue Mountain Taihang Mountain Liangqingfeng Qinling Tianshan Junggar Boundary Mountain and its intermountain valley Pamir Plateau Funiu Mountain Poyang Lake Kunlun Mountain

Living habits:

Wolves live or live alone. In the breeding season, small groups are integrated, and in winter, wolves tend to form larger groups to prey on ungulates in the Taiga forest area of North America. In Alaska, there are 36 largest wolves, but generally there are no more than 20. The largest group in China is 2 1. Wolves vary greatly in size, often due to different seasons and predation. The food composition of wolves is very diverse, and all the animals that can be caught are their food, including birds, amphibians and insects. Wolves occasionally eat plant food. Wolves like to eat wild and domestic ungulates. The phenomenon of wolves eating people has also been reported at home and abroad, but it only happens under special circumstances.

Demographic status:

China is one of the countries with a large number of wolves. But the number of wolves has never been systematically investigated, so it is difficult to get a rough figure. Recently, an accurate survey of wolves in Hulunbeier grassland of Inner Mongolia shows that the number of wolves does not exceed 2000. The population number of wolves in northwest China has not been reported.

Risk factors:

In some countries, the number of wolves is very small and has been listed as an endangered species. But in many countries, it is not included in the protection of animals. In some countries, including China, the distribution area of wolves has been reduced due to the destruction of habitats. For a long time in China, wolves were eliminated as pests and were rewarded for encouraging the killing of pests. Coupled with the shrinking habitat, the number of wolves has decreased significantly in recent decades, and many wolves in the past have disappeared. The wolf's fur is of good quality, and some of its organs are used as medicine, which is also a factor leading to hunting.