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  2. Wildlife of Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    Ethiopia is an ecologically diverse country, ranging from the deserts along the eastern border to the tropical forests in the south to extensive Afromontane in the northern and southwestern parts. Lake Tana in the north is the source of the Blue Nile. It also has many endemic species, including 31 mammal species, notably the gelada, the walia ...

  3. List of protected areas of Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    Abey-Albasa National Forest Priority Area. Abobo-Gog National Forest Priority Area. Aloshie-Batu National Forest Priority Area. Anferara-Wadera National Forest Priority Area. Arba-Minch National Forest Priority Area. Arero National Forest Priority Area. Babiya-Fola National Forest Priority Area.

  4. List of mammals of Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    Cape hyrax. The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. About the size of a domestic cat they are well-furred, with rounded bodies and a stumpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East. Family: Procaviidae (hyraxes) Genus: Heterohyrax.

  5. Simien Mountains National Park - Wikipedia

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    Simien National Park. Simien Mountains National Park is the largest national park in Ethiopia. Located in the North Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, its territory covers the highest parts of the Simien Mountains and includes Ras Dashan, the highest point in Ethiopia. It is home to a number of endangered species, including the Ethiopian wolf ...

  6. Gambella National Park - Wikipedia

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    Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA) Gambella National Park, also spelled Gambela National Park, is a 5,016 km 2 (1,937 sq mi) large national park in Ethiopia. [2] It is the nation's largest national park and is located several hundred kilometers from Addis Ababa. [3] It was established in 1974, [4] but is not fully protected and ...

  7. Babile Elephant Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    Area. 6,982 km 2 (2,696 sq mi) Established. 1970. Governing body. Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA) The Babile Elephant Sanctuary [2] is a protected area and wildlife sanctuary in eastern Ethiopia. It is located in Babille district, East Hararghe Zone of Oromia Region, which lies 560 km east of Addis Ababa and 40 km south of Harar.

  8. Yangudi Rassa National Park - Wikipedia

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    Yangudi Rassa National Park is home to 36 species of mammals and 200 species of birds recorded within the park's biome. It was proposed to protect the Somali wild ass ( Equus africanus somaliensis ), a subspecies of African wild ass. The wild asses graze on grasses and live in small groups. Recently, the wild ass became extinct in Yagundi Rassa ...

  9. Chelbi Wildlife Reserve - Wikipedia

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    Chelbi Wildlife Reserve or Stephanie Wildlife Reserve is a protected area in Ethiopia 's Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region. [2] The reserve covers an area of 4212 km 2 surrounding Lake Chew Bahir, aka Lake Chelbi, and portions of the Woito and Segen River watersheds, which empty into the lake. [2]