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A walk on the moon: the Sanetti Plateau at around 4000 m elevation (Credit: Daniel van Rooijen) The Bale Mountains are an undiscovered part of Ethiopia, with breathtaking landscapes spanning a variety of agro-ecological zones. You can start with a road...

When it comes to learning about our environment, nature and all the amazing animals, there is no better place to visit than an African national park. Africa; incredibly rich in its wildlife biodiversity, has the highest concentration of national parks...

The view from Bale Mountain Lodge in Ethiopia. (Photo Credit: Dale Morris) Written by Giles Davies, AWF Investment Manager. Ethiopia’s protected area system covers 14 percent of its land mass, a proportion that is larger than the global average. Bale...

Trekking in Ethiopia does not involve being super-fit. Horses, mules and donkeys are universal means of transport, so horse trekking has been a natural development. The terrain is usually steep for only short periods, when walking rather than riding...

[Ethiopian Herald] Nominated in 2009 to the World Heritage Tentative List, Bale Mountains National Park (BMNP) is a national park in Ethiopia with one of the highest incidences of animal endemicity of any terrestrial habitat in the world. The Park encompasses...