Spatial ecology and predation pattern of wolf in Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh.

Abstract

In the current study focusses on the ecological aspects of the wolves of the Trans-Himalayan landscape. This region is characterized by low prey and growing anthropogenic influences in the form of pastoralist practices. Over time wild prey and predators may have adapted or limited themselves against such anthropogenic influences. With respect to the Himalayan wolf, the strategies that it has developed to cope with seasonality, abundance of prey, habitat choice and traditional pastoralist practices are critical factors that have shaped its long term survival in this region. Therefore, the wolf has probably adapted itself within this environment that is a mosaic of wild and anthropogenic influences