Ethiopia’s Endemic Wildlife
Ethiopia is internationally recognized for its unique wildlife, including several species found nowhere else on Earth.
Ethiopian Wolf
Africa’s rarest carnivore and the world’s most endangered wolf species, found primarily in the Bale Mountains.
Gelada
Often called the “bleeding-heart monkey,” Geladas are unique grass-eating primates found only in Ethiopia’s highlands.
Walia Ibex
A rare mountain goat found exclusively in the Simien Mountains.
Mountain Nyala
A large and beautiful antelope species endemic to Ethiopia’s Bale region.
Swayne’s Hartebeest
One of Ethiopia’s most endangered endemic mammals, protected within several wildlife reserves.