Protecting wolves means protecting the ecosystem. The Himalayan Wolves Project is evolving into the Himalayan Carnivore Project and continues to do what it does best: study Himalayan wolves and coexisting carnivores to inform and advance nature conservation. The Project works to build the scientific basis for protecting carnivores, their prey, and habitats in the Himalayas. We apply interdisciplinary methods and work in close collaboration with the traditional mountain communities to ensure that these vast and pristine high-altitude ecosystems remain intact for many generations to come.

The way we work

By collecting genetic and ecological data on carnivores from across the Himalayas we explore their evolutionary history and ecology.
By counting the wild prey numbers and comparing it to domestic livestock presence the ecological resources for wolves and potential conflict with local herders are investigated.
By developing conservation action tailored to the Himalayan landscape we strengthen community stewardships for wildlife conservation and work towards a regional conservation action plan.

 

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 The Himalayan wolf in Nepal: Insights from three years of research in the Himalayas.

 

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What's happening around Himalayan Wolves Project

Update from the field. Read our Mongabay commentary on the situation in Upper Humla 2025

by Geri on September 18th 2025

Nepal’s Himalayan biodiversity struggles with new herds and highways (commentary) Every year when we go to the field we find…

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New Paper out: Morphometric evidence for the differentiation of the Himalayan wolf Canis lupus chanco (Canidae; Carnivora)

by Geri on May 12th 2025

Although it looks somewhat like the familiar grey wolf, the Himalayan wolf belongs to one of the oldest wolf lineages…

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New paper out: ASIA’S WOLVES AND SYNERGIES WITH BIG CATS

by Geri on April 25th 2025

Check out this video summary of the paper. And find here the full study published in Conservation Letters. ABSTRACT In…

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Learn more about our field expeditions

Update from the field. Read our Mongabay commentary on the situation in Upper Humla 2025

Nepal’s Himalayan biodiversity struggles with new herds and highways (commentary) Every year when we go to the field we find…

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Field Expedition to Annapurna Conservation Area, Fall 2024

We’re back in the field! After a few months away, it feels great to be surrounded once again by the…

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New Short Film: Fostering a sustainable human-wildlife coexistence in the Nepalese Himalaya

A synopsis of the conservation interventions being implemented by the Himalayan Wolves Project in Upper Humla, northwestern Nepal. Find the…

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Learn more about our genetic work around Himalayan wolf phylogeny

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