Scientists in Ethiopia race to save world’s rarest wolf

by kittymowmow on November 12, 2008

Scientists in the remote Bale mountains of southern Ethiopia are in a race against time to save the world’s rarest wolf.

Rabies passed from domestic dogs is threatening to kill up to two-thirds of all Ethiopian wolves.

Scientists from the UK and Ethiopia are currently vaccinating wolf packs to prevent the spread of the disease.

The population has dwindled to as few as 500, as a result of human encroachment into their habitat.

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