{"id":1199,"date":"2021-04-21T16:59:04","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T16:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ebi.gov.et\/?page_id=1199"},"modified":"2021-04-21T16:59:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T16:59:04","slug":"protected-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/am\/biodiversity\/protected-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Protected Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1. Abijatta-Shalla National Park<\/h3>\n

Abijatta-Shalla National Park is one of the National Parks of Ethiopia. Located in the\u00a0Oromia Region\u00a0200 kilometers south of\u00a0Addis Ababa\u00a0to the east of the\u00a0Ziway\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Shashamene\u00a0highway, it contains 887 square kilometers including the\u00a0Rift Valley lakes\u00a0of\u00a0Abijatta\u00a0and\u00a0Shalla. The two lakes are separated by three kilometers of hilly land.<\/p>\n

Although its intent was to protect wildlife, few wild animals can be viewed there. During the tumultuous period as the\u00a0Derg\u00a0regime was coming to a close, large numbers of nomads took advantage of weakened central authority to move into the Park and set up residence with their livestock. Park personnel reported in 2005 that these nomads had some 15,000 cattle in the restricted confines of the Park. One\u00a0nyala\u00a0and several ostriches were kept in a fenced enclosure near the gate house, but outside of this enclosure no grass longer than an inch was observed. There were, nevertheless, quite a few bird species in evidence. Park personnel said the national government was working on a plan to resettle the nomads somewhere outside the park, but this plan seemed rather indefinite. Besides the two lakes, the primary attraction of this national park are a number of hot springs on the northeast corner of Lake Abijatta, and large numbers of\u00a0flamingoes\u00a0on the lake. Care must be exercised in driving vehicles out to the edge of this lake, as the thin crust of dried mud on the surface can give way without warning.<\/p>\n

Coordinates:\u00a07\u00b030\u2019N, 38\u00b030\u2019E<\/p>\n\n

2. Awash National Park<\/h3>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Location:<\/td>\nEthiopia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nearest city:<\/td>\nAwash<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Area:<\/td>\n756 km\u00b2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Established:<\/td>\n1966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Awash National Park is one of the\u00a0National Parks\u00a0of\u00a0Ethiopia. Located at the southern tip of the\u00a0Afar Region, this park is 225 kilometers east of\u00a0Addis Ababa\u00a0(and a few kilometers west of\u00a0Awash), with its southern boundary along the\u00a0Awash River, and covers at least 756 square kilometers of\u00a0acacia\u00a0woodland and\u00a0grassland. The Addis Ababa \u2013\u00a0Dire Dawa\u00a0highway passes through this park, separating the Illala Saha Plains to the south from the Kudu Valley to the north.<\/p>\n

The Awash National Park was established in\u00a01966, although the act authorizing its existence was not completely passed for another three years. Wildlife in this park include the\u00a0East African Oryx,\u00a0Soemmerring\u2019s Gazelle,\u00a0Dik-dik, and the lesser and greater\u00a0Kudus, as well as over 350 species of native birds. In the upper Kudu Valley at Filwoha are\u00a0hot springs\u00a0amid groves of\u00a0palm trees.<\/p>\n

Coordinates:\u00a09\u00b020\u2019N, 40\u00b020\u2019E<\/p>\n\n

3. Bale Mountains National Park<\/h3>\n

The Bale Mountains National Park is a\u00a0national park\u00a0in the\u00a0Oromia\u00a0region of southeast\u00a0Ethiopia. Created in\u00a01970, this park covers about 2,200 square kilometers of the\u00a0Bale Mountains\u00a0to the west and southwest of\u00a0Goba.<\/p>\n

Bale Mountains contains three distinct\u00a0ecoregions: the northern\u00a0plains, bush and\u00a0woods; the central\u00a0Sanetti Plateau\u00a0lying at over 4000 meters ; and the southern\u00a0Harenna Forest, known for its\u00a0mammals,\u00a0amphibians\u00a0and\u00a0birds\u00a0including many\u00a0endemic\u00a0species. The central\u00a0Sanetti Plateau\u00a0is home to the largest population of the rare and endangered\u00a0Ethiopian wolves.<\/p>\n

Coordinates:\u00a06\u00b040\u2019N, 39\u00b040\u2019E<\/p>\n\n

4. Mago National Park<\/h3>\n
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IUCN\u00a0Category II (National Park)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location:<\/td>\nEthiopia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Area:<\/td>\n2162 km\u00b2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Established:<\/td>\n1979<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Mago National Park is one of the\u00a0National Parks\u00a0of\u00a0Ethiopia. Located in the\u00a0Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region\u00a0about 782 kilometers south of\u00a0Addis Ababa, the 2162 square kilometers of this park are divided by the\u00a0Mago River, a tributary of the\u00a0Omo River, into two parts. The park is 115 kilometers north of\u00a0Murele\u00a0and 40 kilometers southwest of\u00a0Jinka. All roads to and from the park are unpaved.<\/p>\n

The Mago National Park was established in\u00a01979, making it the newest of Ethiopia\u2019s several National Parks. Its territory embraces\u00a0savanna,\u00a0acacia\u00a0forest, and the\u00a0Neri Swamp. Its highest point is\u00a0Mount Mago. The park\u2019s perhaps best known attraction are the\u00a0Mursi\u00a0people, who inhabit villages along the Omo, known for piercing their lips and inserting disks made of clay.<\/p>\n

Coordinates:\u00a05\u00b040\u2019N, 36\u00b010\u2019E<\/p>\n\n

5. Nechisar National Park<\/h3>\n
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IUCN\u00a0Category II (National Park)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location:<\/td>\nEthiopia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nearest city:<\/td>\nArba Minch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Area:<\/td>\n514 km\u00b2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Established:<\/td>\n1974<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Nechisar National Park is one of the\u00a0National Parks\u00a0of\u00a0Ethiopia. Located in the\u00a0Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region\u00a0immediately to the east of\u00a0Arba Minch, its 514 square kilometers of territory include the \u201cBridge of God\u201d (an\u00a0isthmus\u00a0between Lakes\u00a0Abaya\u00a0and\u00a0Chamo), the Nechisar plains to the east of the lakes.<\/p>\n

Nechisar National Park was established in\u00a01974. Wildlife in the park include\u00a0Hartebeest,\u00a0Plains Zebra,\u00a0Grant\u2019s Gazelle,\u00a0Dik-dik, and the\u00a0Greater Kudu. A stretch of the northwest shore of Lake Chamo is known as Crocodile Market, where hundreds of\u00a0Crocodiles\u00a0gather to sun themselves.<\/p>\n\n

6. Omo National Park<\/h3>\n

Omo National Park is one of the\u00a0National Parks\u00a0of\u00a0Ethiopia. Located in the\u00a0Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region\u00a0on the west bank of the\u00a0Omo River, the park covers approximately 4,068 square kilometers. About 870 kilometers southwest of\u00a0Addis Ababa, this park is not easily reachable, although an\u00a0airstrip\u00a0was recently built near the park headquarters on the Mui River.<\/p>\n

The lower reaches of the\u00a0Omo river\u00a0were declared a\u00a0Unesco\u00a0World Heritage Site\u00a0in 1980, after the discovery of the earliest known\u00a0fossil fragments\u00a0of\u00a0Homo Sapiens\u00a0that have been dated at circa 190,000 years old.<\/p>\n

Coordinates:\u00a06\u00b000\u2019N, 35\u00b050\u2019E<\/p>\n\n

7. Semien Mountains National Park<\/h3>\n
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IUCN\u00a0Category II (National Park)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location:<\/td>\nEthiopia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coordinates:<\/td>\n13\u00b011??N, 38\u00b04??E<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Area:<\/td>\n220 km\u00b2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Established:<\/td>\n1969<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Semien Mountains National Park is one of the\u00a0National Parks\u00a0of\u00a0Ethiopia. Located in the\u00a0Semien Gondar Zone\u00a0of the\u00a0Amhara Region, its territory covers the\u00a0Semien Mountains\u00a0and includes\u00a0Ras Dashan, the highest point in Ethiopia and fourth-highest in\u00a0Africa.<\/p>\n

It is home to a number of species, including the\u00a0Ethiopian wolf,\u00a0Gelada Baboon, and the\u00a0Walia Ibex.<\/p>\n

It was one of the first sites to be made a\u00a0World Heritage Site\u00a0by\u00a0UNESCO\u00a0(1978); however, due to serious population declines of the characteristic native species, in\u00a01996\u00a0it was also added to the\u00a0List of World Heritage Sites in danger.<\/p>\n\n

8. Yangudi Rassa National Park<\/h3>\n

Yangudi Rassa National Park is one of the\u00a0National Parks\u00a0of\u00a0Ethiopia. Located in the\u00a0Afar Region, its 5000 square kilometers of territory include\u00a0Mount Yangudi\u00a0and the surrounding\u00a0Rassa Plains.<\/p>\n

This national park was proposed in\u00a01977. The\u00a0Awash\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Asseb\u00a0highway crosses the Yangudi Rassa National Park, as does the\u00a0Awash River.<\/p>\n

Coordinates:\u00a011\u00b000\u2019N, 40\u00b050\u2019E<\/p>\nSource: Wikipedia\n\nCompiled for this website by Abiyot Berhanu\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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