Grey Wolves

Tucked away in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, Mahuadanr is India’s first and only wolf sanctuary — a place where tribal traditions, dense Sal forests, and a rare species of Indian grey wolves live in quiet balance.

SP Shahi’s contributions to the protection of wolves, and his role in bringing them back from the brink of extinction, are largely forgotten today. The forest officer was behind India’s only wolf sanctuary, Mahuadanr, in Jharkhand.