BORN FREE ETHIOPIA

Wildlife: a diverse range including big cats & primates

Established: 2008

Work: welfare & captivity / conservation / education / policy

Managed by: Born Free

Working closely with the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority to provide assistance in many areas of wildlife protection, especially the illegal wildlife trade. Born Free Ethiopia also runs Ensessa Kotteh, its wildlife rescue, conservation & education centre which takes in wild animals confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade or found orphaned or injured.

ENSESSA KOTTEH WILDLIFE RESCUE, CONSERVATION & EDUCATION CENTRE

Animals: lions / cheetahs / primates / lynxes / servals / hyenas / leopards

Established: 2015

Work: welfare / field conservation / education / policy

Managed by: Born Free

Working to care for wild animals which have been orphaned, confiscated from the illegal trade or rescued from captivity; also conducts conservation activity, provides outreach and environmental education and helps the Ethiopian government build capacity in wildlife management.

ENSESSA KOTTEH WILDLIFE RESCUE

ETHIOPIAN WOLF CONSERVATION PROGRAMME (EWCP)

Animals: ethiopian wolves

Established: 1995

Work: field conservation / education

Managed by: Born Free and the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at University of Oxford

Seeking to conserve the Ethiopian wolf and its habitat through capacity building, community education and training; monitoring wolves and the use of Afroalpine resources; disease prevention and control (directly benefiting the community as well as the wolves); and developing ecotourism in the Bale Mountain area.

ETHIOPIAN WOLF CONSERVATION PROGRAMME

BABILE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY

Animals: elephants

Work: conservation

Supporting ranger patrols and strengthening law enforcement, introducing chilli pepper fencing to farmers and working with district governments to reduce threats, such as farm encroachment and settlement, to the sanctuary.

BABILE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY

DINDER-ALATASH LION MONITORING

Animals: lions

Work: field conservation

Conducting surveys of the lion and wildlife population of Dinder-Alatash.

LION MONITORING IN THE DINDER-ALATASH TRANSBOUNDARY ECOSYSTEM