Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme

Common name	Ethiopian wolf, Abyssinian wolf, Simien fox, Simien jackal, ky kebero (Amharic), jedala farda (Oromic)
Scentific name	Canis simensis Rüppell, 1835
Order	Carnivora (Carnivores)
Family	Canidae (Canids)
Conservation status	IUCN Red List: Endangered - Officially protected in Ethiopia
Occurrence in protected areas	Simien Mountains National Park, Bale Mountains National Park
Global population	~500 adults and subadults, in seven isolated populations
Morphology	Long legs and long muzzle;distintive bright tawny rufous coat with black and white marks; mean mass ~16 kg
Habitat requirements	Very localized endemic species confined to some isolated pockets of Afroalpine grasslands and heathlands above 3,000m in Ethiopia
Diet and foraging behaviour	Solitary, diurnal foragers of small mammals of the high altitude Afroalpine grassland community
Social organization	Discrete and cohesive social packs with strong hierarchies; communal breeding and territorial defence