Wolf watching in Ethiopia is far from the European or North American forests and open plains that evoke popular ideas of the animal. However, Vintage watch Ethiopia is home to the Ethiopian Wolf, a handsome animal that is unfortunately one of the most endangered mammals in the African continent. It can still be seen in the highlands of the Bale Mountains: a truly unforgettable experience for wildlife enthusiasts. Visiting this country on wolf watching holidays is also an opportunity to see other fascinating animal species, including the endemic Mountain Nyala, the Giant Molerat and the Menelik’s Bushbuck.
A World of Wildlife
A land long at the edge of European thought, YTMP3 where some located Prester John’s legendary kingdom, this is a complex country at the crossing point of ethnicities and religions. Its landscape is mountainous and its wildlife varied. Wolf watching in Ethiopia is a way to see not only the Ethiopian Wolf, but also some of the over 830 bird species recorded in the country – of which 29 are endemic – and 80 large mammal species, including seven endemic species.
There are many other regions of the country to visit in addition to the Bale Mountains. You can spot water birds and fishermen at Lake Awassa in the Rift Valley lakes, Youtube to MP3 the Aardvark by night at Lake Langano, search for Colobus Monkeys and Silvery-cheeked Hornbills amid the figs and acacias of Wondo Guenet, and admire Ostrich, Beisa Oryx, Greater and Lesser Kudu, Salt’s Dik-dik and more in Awash National Park.
The Ethiopian Wolf
Due to the loss of habitat, the spread of human habitation into the montane regions of the Bale Mountains and loss of genetic integrity via inter-breeding with wild dogs, hogar the Ethiopian Wolf is considered critically endangered. It survives in several small pockets of territory in the mountains. Wolf watching experts take tours to two of its strongholds: the Bale Mountains’ Web Valley and the Sanetti Plateau. Observing it in the wild is a truly unforgettable experience, and one that, with the conservation efforts underway to preserve it here, surpriseattackrecords will hopefully not be lost to future generations of wildlife enthusiasts.
Visiting the Bale Mountains is also an opportunity to explore a beautiful natural setting rich with other wildlife. The remote mountains are characterised by towering outcrops, whado rocky peaks, hanging forests, grassy uplands and exposed moorlands where Giant Lobelias and Redhot Pokers grow. It is the last refuge of the Mountain Nyala and home to the endemic Menelik’s Bushbuck and Giant Molerat, as well as many other mammal species including Olive Baboon, Rock Hyrax, Klippspringer, Bohor Reedbuck, Grey Duiker and Warthog. For birders, there are an incredible fourteen endemic species among the bird sightings possible in the mountains. supporthome
