Apf has been managing another ethiopian national park, nech sar. The lower valley of the omo, a site where prehistoric human remains have been found, was declared a unesco world heritage site in 1980. It was established in 2006 and derives its name from the alatish river that has its source in the park and flows in a westerly direction to the sudan. We took a 6 day omo valley tour with yonas and i must say that it was one of our highlights in ethiopia. Endemic wild mammals of ethiopia myseru tour and travel agency. They occasionally migrate into the lower regions of the omo national park when water or grazing is scarce. The southern limit of the distribution of african buffalo lies in addo national park located in the. The omo river divides omo national park from mago national park, being on the west and east bank respectively in the lower omo valley. The african buffalo syncerus caffer sparrman, 1779 is the largest member of the family bovidae inhabiting the sub. Current population estimate and distribution of the. The omo rivers divides omo national park from mago national park being on the west and east bank respectively in the lower omo valley. The omo national park onp, which is the only protected area in the country in supporting common eland, was established in 1966 in the lower omo valley around 887 km south of addis ababa, covering an area.
Nechisar national park arba minch 2020 all you need to. They shave their heads into intricate designs, they pierce their lips and their earlobes, they paint their bodies, they create designs in. National park region established area image coordinates administered by awash national park. Of these the avifauna of lowland savanna has received little attention. The omo national park covers an area of 1,377 square miles on the western shores of the river omo.
Current population estimate and distribution of the african. Omo valley tribes is one of the most interesting ethnical diverse parts of africa and their more than 16 ethnic groups their population is between 30 and from those omo valley tribes below is. The park has approximately 2,527 square miles of vegetation and wildlife. Ethiopia and the omo valley experience raw unseen last remaining tribes duration. Alatish is a newly established national park that is located in quara woreda of northern gondar zone. Endemic wild mammals of ethiopia myseru tour and travel. Omo national park report for the wet season aerial survey by pierre. The nearest town, jinka, is at mere 34km from over an all weather gravel road. Jul 08, 2015 omo is ethiopias largest most remote park and is not easily accessible. It is a vast expanse of true wilderness, adjacent to the omo river, which flows southwards into lake turkana and is one of the richest and leastvisited wildlife sanctuaries in eastern africa.
African buffalo in ccnp have a smaller body mass, horn and smaller herd sizes than cape buffalo. This park consists ofplains about 500 m above sea level and the foothills of the maji escarpment 5001500m abovesea level fig. Friends of lake turkana, a nonprofit organization she founded in 2007, works to stop construction of ethiopias gilgel gibe iii dam on the omo river. I will update this page with more information in the future see loch lomond and the trossachs national park in scotland as an example you can check on my progress by clicking the stats link above to see my completed national parks. Title avifauna od the omo national park, ethiopia, in the dry season. While the national parks of ethiopia lag behind in visitation compared to the ethiopias sites with famous historical monuments, the study stresses their importance for both the national and local economies. Pdf challenges to national park conservation and management. Although an airstrip was recently built near the park headquarters on the mui river, this.
Enjoy the most iconic cultural trip in omo valley includes accommodation in a hotel as well as an expert guide, meals, transport and more. One of the most beautiful national parks in ethiopia, its 4068 km of wilderness bordered by the omo river, is home to an amazing range of wildlife. Untouched and untrodden, the omo national park remains perhaps the leastdeveloped and most remote national park in all of east africa. About 870 kilometers southwest of addis ababa, this park is not easily reachable, although an airstrip was recently built near the park headquarters on the mui river. Plantation development versus wildlife conservation in the omo. Located in the southern nations, nationalities, and peoples region on the west bank of the omo river, the park covers approximately 4,068 square kilometers, about 870 kilometers southwest of addis ababa. Many animals can be found in the mago national park. Title avifauna od the omo national park, ethiopia, in the. Abuses against the indigenous peoples of ethiopias lower. I will update this page with more information in the future see loch lomond and the trossachs national park in scotland as an example you can check on my progress by clicking the stats link above to see my completed national parks it would be great if you left a story. The omo national park 4015 km2 is situated in the lower omo river valley at the southwestern limits ofethiopia between 3524and 3607 east longitude and between 0524 and0634northlatitude.
African parks to give up its management of the omo national park. Four researches were conducted in oromiya regional state wonchi crater lake in ambo, bale mountains national park in bale. Book your tickets online for omo national park and river, jinka. Prepared for a meeting of african parks foundation and the iucn national committee for. In fact, the mursi tribe in mago national park lives on the eastern shore of the omo river that runs drains the rift valley in the southern nations, nationalities, and peoples region of ethiopia, at a distance of about 800 km southwest from addis ababa. We took a 6 day omo valley tour with yonas and i must say. The omo national park one of the ethiopias largest and richest nature sanctuary and yet one of the least visited areas in east and central africa. Omo national park is in southwestern ethiopia, towards the border with south sudan and kenya, and west of the omo river. Wild ass equus asinus the wild ass formerly occupied the coastal plain extending from massawa in the north to wabi shebeli in the south and inland across the plains of the danakil. This was my 2nd time in the omo river valley visiting the surma, the suri and the nyangatom. Maps provided courtesy of the national park service.
July 16, 2016 february 7, 2020 action tours omo national park omo national park omo national park one of the most beautiful national parks in ethiopia, its 4068 km of wilderness read more. The habitat of the ethiopian wolf is the bale mountain national park, second highland park area, it is less humanized, more vegetated, more wild. The takeover of ethiopias omo national park by african. The complexities and challenges of managing omo were recognised at the time, although the extent thereof was underestimated. Wildlife found in this park include, buffalo, elephant, giraffe, cheetah, lion, leopard, zebra, kudu, hartebeest, oryx, anubis baboon and many other animals. Omo national park is one of the national parks of ethiopia. Park in southwestern ethiopia mainly consists of grassland and bushland. Ethiopia national parks and game reserves africa guide. It sits high on the plateaus of southwest ethiopia, accessible only by a few treacherous dirt tracks, walking routes and one makeshift air strip set tenuously between the canyons and the banks of the mui river. Challenges to national park conservation and management in ethiopia.
In november 2005 african parks signed a similar agreement for the management of omo national park. Located in the semien north gondar zone of the amhara region, its territory covers the semien mountains and includes ras dashan, the highest point in ethiopia. The documents are being used to legalize the boundaries of the park, which african parks has taken over. The study found that over the past decade, the number of foreign national park visitors. Simien mountains national park is one of the national parks of ethiopia. The takeover of ethiopias omo national park by african parks.
The rift valley ecosystem includes more than 15 protected areas from yangudiras national park in the north to omo national park in the south which contains spectacular landscapes, lakes and forests with highly diverse communities of plants and animals, and many volcanic features. The tribes that live in the lower omo valley are believed to be among the most fascinating on the continent of africa and around the world. Situated in the great rift valley, only 200 kilometers 124 miles south of addis ababa, and in the lake langano recreational areas, the abijatta shalla lakes national park attracts numerous visitors. The 406,800 ha park is about 140 x 60 km with major landscape elements being the omo river, the maji mountains and the sharum, lilibai and sai plains, as well as three hot springs. A group called native solutions to conservation refugees says that the documents will. Friends of lake turkana national geographic society. African parks foundation apf of the netherlands african parks foundation apf a netherlandsbased organization with strong south african links, is about to sign a publicprivate partnership deal whereby it will take over management of the omo national park, in the southern regional state of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia. Chebera churchura national park ccnp is located on the western side of the central omogibe basin, in between dawro zone and konta special woreda of the southern nations, nationalities and peoples regional state of ethiopia.
Title avifauna od the omo national park, ethiopia, in the dry. Dec 16, 2017 ethiopia and the omo valley experience raw unseen last remaining tribes duration. Omo national park, which is one of the largest and biologically rich national parks in ethiopia, is located about 870km sw of addis ababa. Located in the southwest on the west bank of omo river, 870km southwest of addis ababa, covering an area of approx 4,068 sq km.
There is a park office and all roads to and from it are dirt. The african parks foundation and government park officials are accused of coercing mursi into giving up their land within the boundaries of the omo national park without compensation. The takeover of the omo national park the takeover of ethiopias omo national park by african parks foundation apf of the netherlands, by david turton, 2005. Omo national park far to the southwest lies omo national park, the largest in the country, with an area of 4,068 square kilometers. Friends of lake turkana ikal angelei, 2012 winner of the prestigious goldman environmental prize, works in the remote lake turkana region of kenya and ethiopia. National park in wollo, meket woreda wollo, lake zengena in awi zone, choke mountains in east and west gojjam, alatish national park in north gondar. Located on the west bank of the omo river, the park covers approximately 4,068 square kilometers, about 870 kilometers southwest of addis ababa. I am currently working my way through the national parks of the world. Additional information the omo valley in southern ethiopia is a little visited area of ethiopia containing some of the most colorful tribes and ethnic groups. African parks to give up its management of the omo. Center for international environmental law report to the. African parks on the omo african parks foundation and the omo national park, by david turton.
The 406,800 wide park is about 14060 km with major landscape elements. Omo national park dead link is in southwestern ethiopia, towards the border with south sudan and kenya, and west of the omo river. The nearest town, jinka, is at mere 34km from over an all weather gravel road which descends from the. Located about 782 kilometers south of addis ababa and on east bank of omo river, the 2,162 square kilometers of this park are divided by the mago river, a tributary of the omo, into two parts. Saharan africa, primarily in savannas with high grass biomass and mosaics, preferring areas access to grass, water and cover estes, 2012. These people are known for their amazing body decorations. Omo national park and river jinka 2020 all you need to. It is home to a number of endangered species, including the ethiopian wolf and the walia ibex, a wild goat found nowhere else in the world. The park does have a head quarters and a new airstrip but has little support for travellers. The ethiopian sugar corporation has taken about a third of the omo national park for plantations22 and another. With an area of 2,162 km2 and at 770 km from addis abeba, mago national park is one of the relatively more accessible and thus more frequented parks because it offers a combination of great camping environment, game viewing and tribal people close by. It is located on the west bank of the omo river and was established as a national park in 1966.
Until now, government efforts to develop the area have focused on national park development the omo and mago national parks were established in the late 1960s and mid1970s respectively and tourism. Pdf an estimate of the number of elephants loxodonta africana blumenbach 1797 was made in the mago national park, ethiopia, from. Omo national park one of the most beautiful national parks in ethiopia, its 4068 km 2 of wilderness bordered by the omo river, is home to an amazing range of wildlife. There are eight distinct ethnic groups living in or utilising the park. Although an airstrip was recently built near the park. Omo national park located in the southern nations, nationalities, and peoples region on the west bank of the omo river, the park covers approximately 4,068 square kilometers. The omo river, the maji mountains and the sharum, lilibai and sai plains as well as three hot springs. Center for international environmental law report to the committee on the elimination of racial discrimination february 7, 2007 comments concerning the state partys report on the federal democratic republic of ethiopia ethiopia, with specific reference to the indigenous tribes in the omo national park, ethiopia. Gap analysis of the protected areas system of ethiopia daan.
Omo valley tribes is one of the most interesting ethnical diverse parts of africa and their. It is a vast expanse of true wilderness, adjacent to the omo river, which flows southwards into lake turkana and is one of the richest and. Ethiopian government founded the omo national park in 1966. Omo national park onp is located in the southern nations, nationalities and peoples. Located on the west bank of the omo river, the park covers approximately 4,068 square kilometers, about 870. The west side of the park is the tama wildlife reserve and to the south is the murle controlled hunting area. They occasionally migrate into the lower regions of the omo national park when water or grazing is. Omo national park,native people in the omo park,mursi, suri. Omo national park, the largest in the country, with an area of 4,068 square kilometres. Friends of lake turkana, a nonprofit organization she. The plantations in the lower omo will also have a profound impact on some of the most important protected areas in ethiopia, including the unesco world heritage site, and devastate the riverine forest along the omo river. But getting to the park has just got a whole lot easier with two new bridges over the omo river, the park can now be reached from the rest of southern.