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Map of National park and Sanctuaries located in Ethiopia. National parks and other protected areas cover 17% of Ethiopia's land area. [1] They include: [2] [3] ...
Alitash National Park, also called Alatish or Alatash National Park, [2] is a national park in North Gondar Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. It is adjacent to Sudan's Dinder National Park. The national park was founded in 2006. It derives its name from the Alatash River that has its source in the park and flows to Sudan. [3]
The area is a biodiversity hotspot and home to threatened species including the Walia Ibex, gelada, and Ethiopian wolf. Between 1996 and 2017, the site was listed as endangered because of the impact of a new road across the property, excessive cattle grazing, agricultural encroachment, and a drop in the number of populations of large mammals.
Protected areas of Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region ... (5 P) World Heritage Sites in Ethiopia (15 P) Pages in category "Protected areas of Ethiopia"
The Guassa area harbors nine (23%) of the endemic mammals of Ethiopia, including the Ethiopian wolf, [2] the Gelada and the Ethiopian highland hare. The Ethiopian wolf is legally protected and with a total world population of less than 450 is the most endangered canid in the world.
Awash National Park is a national park in Ethiopia.Located at the border of Oromia state and Afar state, the park covers an area of 827 square kilometers, most of it lies at an altitude of 900 meters.
As part of a 1960s UNESCO plan to protect and conserve nature and natural resources in Ethiopia, a two person team of UNESCO consultants spent three months surveying most major wildlife areas in Ethiopia, and officially submitted to the Wildlife Conservation Board in 1965 their recommendations, which included a game reserve to the east of Lake Chamo to provide protection for the population of ...
Arsi Mountains National Park is a national park in Arsi Zone of Oromia Region in Ethiopia. It protects a portion of the Ethiopian Highlands and includes montane forests, subalpine heath, and alpine grasslands and shrublands. The park was designated in 2011 and covers an area of 10876 km 2. [1]