Distribution range of wild Canis species in India along with sampling locations. The golden jackal distribution was obtained from the IUCN species database (http://maps.iucnredlist.org/map.html?id=3744, accessed 16 June 2021), while the Indian and Himalayan wolf range is depicted from locations and maps available in Aggarwal et al. 2003, Jhala 2003 and Sharma et al. 2004.