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Ethiopia has been very forward-looking in its provision of national park areas and there are at present a dozen regions within the country that have been designated as protected areas for wildlife.

The Simien Mountains, north of Gondar, provide an excellent trekking area with a good infrastructure of equipment provision and guide facilities in place. This accessible area has walia ibex, gelada baboons, lammergeyers and Simien foxes (sadly few!).

Much more chance of seeing the Simien fox is had

in the Bale National Park south of Addis, also an accessible area with fairly good provision for travellers. Here can also be seen Menelik's bushbucks, mountain nyalas and giant molerats.

Less accessible but offering exciting opportunities for the adventurous traveller is the Omo National Park in the south-west, where elands, cheetahs, giraffes, elephants, rhinos and many other animals and birds can be seen. This is also a wonderful area for visiting local peoples and experiencing their cultures.

Other areas with full national park status are Yangudi-Rassa in the north-east, Senkele south of Addis, Awash east of Addis, Gambela in the far west of the country, and Mago and Nechisar south-west of Addis. Other designated protected wildlife areas are the Babille Elephant Sanctuary and Kuni-Muktar in the east and Yabelo in the south.

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