Wildlife of Ethiopia
Wildlife and nature of Ethiopia (photo GertVankrunkelsven)
Ethiopia has a large variety of indigenous plant and animal species. In some areas, the mountains are covered with shrubs such as pyracantha, jasmine, poinsettia, and a varied assortment of evergreens. Caraway, carcade, cardamom, chat, coriander, incense, myrrh, and red pepper are common. The lakes in the Great Rift Valley region abound with numerous species of birds, and wild animals are found in every region. Among the latter are the lion, civet and serval cats, elephant, bush pig, gazelle, antelope, ibex, kudu, dik-dik, oribi, reed buck, wild ass, zebra, hyena, baboon, and numerous species of monkey. As of 2002, there were at least 277 species of mammals, 262 species of birds, and over 6,600 species of plants throughout the country .Wikipedia See also Environmental issues in Ethiopia
Guide to wildlife parks of Ethiopia
With 14 major wildlife reserves, Ethiopia provides a microcosm of the entire sub-Saharan ecosystem. Bird life abounds, and indigenous animals from the rare Walia ibex to the shy wild ass, roam free just as nature intended. Ethiopia, after the rains, is a land decked with flowers and with many more native plants than most countries in Africa. More
Wildlife and walking holidays in Ethiopia
Also on Wikipedia (main Ethiopia page)
Historically, throughout the African continent, wildlife populations have been rapidly declining due to logging, civil wars, hunting, pollution, poaching, and other human interference. A 17-year long civil war along with severe drought, negatively impacted Ethiopia’s environmental conditions leading to even greater habitat degradation. Habitat destruction is a factor that leads to endangerment. When changes to a habitat occur rapidly, it doesn’t allow animals time to adjust. Human impact threatens many species, with greater threats expected as a result of climate change.
Ethiopia has a large number of species listed as critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable to global extinction. To assess the current situation in Ethiopia, it is critical that the endangered species in this region are identified.
An Assessment of Ethiopia’s Wildlife Situation From Ethiopian Reporter, Feb 20, 2002 “Hereunder is an honest assessment of the current situation for wildlife in Ethiopia, with some practical suggestions of what may yet be done, to stem the erosion, for some semblance of a recovery to be realised in a few key areas” More
2005 news aritcle on Ethiopian wildlife
Ethiopia’s wildlife population is declining at an alarming rate, according to one of the country’ s leading conservation experts. Species such as lions, elephants, the Ethiopian wolf, the African wildass, rhinos and many more are in danger of extinction, said Fanuel Kebede, head of the wildlife protection team of the Ethiopian government’s Wildlife Conservation Department
Ethiopan natural history society (Birdlife partner)
Superb landscape photos
Ethiopia’s magnificent landscape ranges from desert areas to forested highlands. At 4,620 meters, Mount Ras Deshen is Ethiopia’s highest peak, and Africa’s fourth highest, but twenty mountains rise to more than 4,000 meters. The waters of the Abay River, or Blue Nile, feed Lake Tana and flow into the Nile. Most of the Nile’s waters originate in Ethiopia. More
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