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BALE

ocated in the south eastern part of Ethiopia, known sub-Saharan breeding populations of golden
Bale Mountains National Park stretches over eagle, ruddy shelduck and red-billed chough.
L2400 sqkms primarily featuring the Harenna
Escarpment and Forest and the Sanetti Plateau. The Bale Mountains National Park is notably an
area is renown for its incredible diversity of wildlife. extremely important area of biodiversity; the area is
The most well known animal that calls Bale home is known for its lush evergreen forests and woodland,
the endangered red and white Ethiopian wolf. Other bamboo groves, moorlands, rivers and waterfalls
animals include the mountain Nyala, a large horned as well as an abundance of grassland providing the
antelope, Bale monkey and the forest hog allegedly ideal habitat for a range of animals and birds. Bale’s
the world’s largest swine. Bale is recognized as one 1,300-plus plant species include 160 Ethiopian
of the African continents top five places to find exotic endemics and 23 unique to the park.Bale is an
birds (six endemic species and 11 other geographically excellent place to experience a unique and colourful
unique species). Bale is known to support the only Safari across this beautiful and diverse region.

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