Webinar - Unraveling the Evolutionary History of Wolves in South and Central Asia

On November 3, 2021 the Wolf Conservation Center hosted a free webinar, "Unraveling the Evolutionary History of Wolves in South and Central Asia," with Lauren Hennelly, a doctoral student with the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine’s Mammalian Ecology Conservation Unit. Attendees learned about Indian and Tibetan wolves, their evolutionarily distinct lineages, and the urgent need to conserve them.

Findings from Hennelly's recent study, which features the first whole genome sequences of Indian wolves, have significant conservation implications, especially regarding the Indian wolf, which represents one of the world's most endangered and oldest wolf lineages. Fewer than 3,000 remain today.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Lauren Hennelly is a PhD candidate in the Mammalian Ecology and Conservation Unit at University of California, Davis. She has been studying gray wolves in Asia for over 8 years with a focus on wolves in India and Pakistan.

ABOUT THE WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER
The Wolf Conservation Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit environmental education organization committed to conserving wolf populations in North America through science-based education programming and participation in the federal Species Survival Plans for the critically endangered Mexican gray wolf and red wolf. Through wolves, the WCC teaches the broader message of conservation, ecological balance, and personal responsibility for improved human stewardship of our World.

[TheLastWanderingBard]

Thanks for another talk. I hope some day this channel covers the tragic history of wolves in Scotland. I was studying some Scottish history of the 1600 and 1700s and just happened to stumble on the story of how wolves became essentially extinct there.

[lacadmin]

My favourite animal of all time wolves they are the BEST 💖💖💖🐺🐺🐺💖💖💖

[privateclasher]

For those who say wolves are dangerous:
In the past century, only two known human deaths were caused by wolves in the wild. And those too had somewhat to do with human influence or abuse or tease at least.

[sirjosh]

Anytime I think about the Indian Wolves, they'll remind me of Mowgli's adoptive family from "The Jungle Book".

[belettelepink]

Thanks for sharing! Love these kind of wolves!! :)))

[zaferislam]

Lauren, brilliant presentation... many congratulations...

[yagoy.g]

I love to learn and see more of wolves, thanks for sharing this video😍💝💖they are absolutely so beautiful, love them a lot!✨❤️

[RahulDe]

Thanks for the super informative talk, Lauren!

[sandytrosper]

Thank you for all you folks do for this species

[fostherlacayo]

Dios bendiga a toda la biodiversidad sobre la faz de la tierra

[fostherlacayo]

Compasión a toda la biodiversidad en el planeta

[fostherlacayo]

La naturaleza en lo más mínimo necesita a los seres humanos. La sobrepoblación humana y nuestra desmesurada ambición está aniquilando a la vida en el planeta

[Lavexderrr]

hello! I’m the one who received light hawk as my wolf! I loved this video, and I love my pictures of light hawk, I was interested in this video because This reminded me of light hawk. I also have a question about how you feed them, do you use a pole or do you put live animals in there? Or something else. I love wolfs so much! I also have a cork board FILLED with pictures of light hawk, I absolutely adore all the wolfs!

— owner of light hawk

[abbbb]

Why not naming the webinar with what it is: Indian wolves? central asia ia so vast that it would engulf the whi Nothern US. Also, please bear in mind that India is separated to Asia with the hymalyan mountains. So pleasebe precise.