Iberian Wolf

August 4, 2023

The Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus), the species of gray wolf native to the Iberian Peninsula, has been extinct in the historic region of Andalusia in the extreme south of Iberia since 2020, according to the regional government.
- Iberian peninsula comprises Spain and Portugal.
- Andalusia is an ‘autonomous territory’ of Spain and consists of eight provinces: Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga, and Seville.
The Iberian wolf, like other types of gray wolf, lives in packs that are territorial and hierarchical and led by a dominant breeding pair.
IUCN Red list status- Vulnerable