Bale Mountains National Park in southeastern Ethiopia protects the largest area of Afro-alpine habitat on the continent and is a critical refuge for Ethiopia’s most endangered species. The park covers 2,200 square kilometres of diverse ecosystems from juniper and bamboo forests to the vast Sanetti Plateau above 4,000 metres.
The park holds the world’s largest remaining population of the Ethiopian wolf — fewer than 500 remain globally. The Sanetti Plateau, one of the highest roads in Africa, offers regular sightings of these beautiful red-furred canids hunting giant mole-rats across the moorlands.
The Harenna Forest on the southern slopes is one of the last remaining montane cloud forests in Ethiopia, home to endemic birds, colobus monkeys, and the elusive Bale monkey.