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In the remote highlands of Ethiopia lives the rarest canid on Earth: the Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis). Today, less than 450 of these elegant animals survive. Listed as Endangered by the IUCN on account of its small numbers, fragmented range and the risk of disease transmission from domestic dogs.

NPL photographer Will Burrard-Lucas travelled to the Bale Mountains, home to the largest remaining wolf population, with the aim of photographing the wolves and documenting the work of Oxford University's Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme (EWCP), which seeks to protect wolves through vaccination and community outreach programs.


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Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis) Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis) Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis) portrait, Sanetti Plateau, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis) portrait, Sanetti Plateau, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis) pup exploring, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis) pup exploring, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis) portrait of pup, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis) portrait of pup, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis) profile, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis) profile, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis) patrolling territory in the Web Valley, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis) patrolling territory in the Web Valley, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
Ethiopian wolf cub (Canis simensis) Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Ethiopian wolf cub (Canis simensis) Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis) resting, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis) resting, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) looks out over a frosty landscape shortly, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopian highlands, Ethiopia.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) looks out over a frosty landscape shortly, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopian highlands, Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis) pup, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis) pup, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
Remote camera set up for photographing a Big-headed mole rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus) appearing from its hole, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Remote camera set up for photographing a Big-headed mole rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus) appearing from its hole, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.
Big-headed mole rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus) appearing from its hole, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia. Taken with remote camera.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Big-headed mole rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus) appearing from its hole, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia. Taken with remote camera.