A note on the diet of Indian wolf (Canis lupus) in Baltistan,Pakistan

Ten scats of indian wolf (canis lupus pallipes) from baltistan were analyzed on the basis of hair reference key of local wild and domestic mammals. four species of domestic ungulates,one species of wild ungulate and one species of small mammals were found with a frequency of: domestic sheep,6.25%,domestic goat,25%; cow,6.25%; yak,12.5%; himalayan ibex,6.25% and marmot,6.25%. plant material was observed with a frequency of 12.5%. in terms of biomass,domestic livestock contributed 90.7%,while the rest 9.3% came from himalayan ibex and marmot. copyright 2012 zoological society of pakistan.