Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates
The Walia Ibex (Capra walie) is a majestic wild goat species endemic exclusively to the precipitous volcanic peaks and Afro-alpine gorges of the Simien Mountains in northern Ethiopia. Revered as a national wildlife treasure of Ethiopia and featured prominently on...
Birds > Musophagidae & Turacos
Ruspoli’s Turaco (Tauraco ruspolii), also celebrated as Prince Ruspoli’s Turaco, is one of the most vividly plumaged and rarest avian endemics of the African continent. Restricted exclusively to a tiny pocket of highland forest in southern Ethiopia, this...
Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates
The Mountain Nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni) is a magnificent, spiral-horned antelope endemic exclusively to the misty volcanic highlands of southeastern Ethiopia. Discovered by Western science in 1908 as the last large ungulate discovered on the African continent, this...
Reptiles > Viperidae & Adders
The Bale Mountains Adder (Bitis parviocula), also recognized as the Ethiopian mountain adder, is one of the rarest, most enigmatic, and visually striking venomous snakes on the African continent. Restricted strictly to the high-elevation volcanic plateaus and misty...
