Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis)

Other Names: English: Simien fox, Simien jackal, French: loup d'Abyssinie; German: Aethiopienfuchs; Italian: volpe rossa; Spanish: lobo Etiope; Indigenous names: Amharic: ky kebero. Oromo: jedalla farda (Ethiopia).

Species Account: (288 K)

Status: Endangered (2004)

Reports/Papers:

The CSG's Ethiopian Wolf Action Plan (2002)

Relevant Links:

Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme and associated blog.

ARKive.org (lots of photos and movies of Ethiopian wolves)

(photo of golden jackal)

Ethiopian wolf - (c) Claudio Sillero