Monitoring & Research

To detect changes of status and threats in all wolf populations, and find solutions to conservation problems.


Scientific publications on Ethiopian wolves ➝

Success in species conservation relies on a deep understanding of the target species and its ecology. To achieve this level of understanding, EWCP works with Monitors and Wolf Ambassadors across the Ethiopian highlands, and involves national and international students that conduct research on priority topics.

The aim of this project is to detect changes in the status and threats to Ethiopian wolf populations, to disseminate this information, and to develop evidence-based solutions to current and emerging conservation problems.

With Monitoring and Research in place: 

Diseases among wolves are detected at an early stage, and interventions implemented as soon as possible, saving the lives of many wolves.

Governments, protected area managers and local communities are informed about emerging threats, creating awareness of conservation needs.

Conservation interventions to minimise negative impacts of threats are investigated and tested scientifically.

Capacity for wildlife monitoring is built among EWCP staff, protected areas staff and local communities (e.g. Wolf Ambassadors, community guards).

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The EWCP Wolf Monitors:

We track not only the wolves, but also the resources they rely on, their interactions with people, and the impact of our interventions.


This work demands extraordinary dedication. Our monitors spend hours on foot or horseback searching for wolves and recording their behaviour, in the challenging conditions of the highlands. At the heart of their work is the simplest and most powerful method: patient observation.

In 2024 – 2025

41

wolf packs monitored across 6 populations over 17 sites

8900+

wolf sightings

1300

man-days observing wolves

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Wolf Monitors across the Ethiopian Highlands

Your support keeps us going

Together we can do this by strengthening our core projects: Monitoring & Research, One Health, Living with Wolves, Biodiversity Friendly Futures & Conservation Translocations


Together we can save Ethiopian wolves from extinction.