THE PROGRAMME► Capacity Building

Objective: To increase the capacity of Ethiopia in the field of ecology, biodiversity conservation and protected area management.

The EWCP works to build the capacity in the country for the foreseeable future, through: training of Ethiopian nationals in aspects of natural resource management and wildlife conservation, development of partnerships, and transfer of skills and knowledge.

A well-established and trained team operates throughout Ethiopian wolf range (see EWCP team). The programme also assists with the formation of young Ethiopian field biologist, by facilitating and partly funding Diploma, B.Sc. and graduate-level research in collaboration with Addis Ababa University, Wondo Genet Forestry College and the Bale Mountains National Park. We maintain and strength collaborative work in partnership with several Ethiopian institutions.

Partnerships with Ethiopian institutions

At National Level
• Wildlife Conservation Department
• Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
• Addis Ababa University
• Wildlife Conservation and Environmental Development Association of Ethiopia
• Ethiopian Wildlife Natural History Society
• Dubub University
• Austrian Development Cooperation
• GTZ/IMFP Dodolla-Adaba WAJIB Project


At Regional Level
• Ministry of Agriculture, Oromiya Regional State
• Ministry of Agriculture, Amhara National Regional State
• Bale Mountains National Park
• Simien Mountains National Park


At Local Level
• Woreda Agricultural and Rural Development Office
• Local schools, teachers and Nature Clubs
• Nyala Guides Association in Bale


Training and Mentoring

Training of EWCP staff in wolf monitoring, rodent monitoring, wildlife post mortem techniques, use of computers, data entry and management, project administration, construction and building maintenance.

Training of veterinaries Leta Idea, Dinku Dega, Drs Fekadu Shiferaw, and Kifle Argaw, in sterilisation of domestic dogs, handling and anaesthetising wolves.

Zelealem Tefera completed his PhD thesis at the University of Kent, UK: Common property resource management of an Afroalpine habitat supporting a population of the critically endangered Ethiopian wolf (2001). He won a prestigious Darwin Biodiversity Fellowship and is now a leading conservationalist in Ethiopia.

Anteneh Shimelis and Ermias Admassu received mentoring an training in conservation and ecology.

Four MSc students from Addis Ababa University: Ermias Admassu, Anagaw Atickem, Gashaw Tilahun, Alemu Fetene; one MSc student: Deresse Dejene, University of Kent, UK.

One BSc degree student at the Wondo Genet Forestry College of Debub University: Woldemedhin Zebene.

Training of tourist guides from Dinsho, Bale; GIS training for the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Organisation staff.