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The Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme (EWCP) is a partnership between the University of Oxford&...

Afroalpine ecosystem

Ethiopian wolves are protected within two national parks managed by the Ethiopian Wildlife Conserva...

Biodiversity Friendly Futures

Habitat loss and degradation in the highlands of Ethiopia threaten the survival of endemic wildlife...

Board of Advisors

Ato Kumara Wakjira Fekede Regassa Joka Dr Hans Bauer Director Genera...

Conservation Translocations

All five extant Ethiopian wolf populations remain in danger of extinction simply due to their small...

Dinkenesh

Our mission is to safeguard Ethiopia’s unique wildlife for the benefit of current and futur...

Ecology & behaviour

Morphology A medium sized carnivore, with unique adaptations to life in Afroalpine habitats and an...

fact file

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Girma Eshete

Dr Girma Eshete Genbere graduated as a biologist from Alemaya University before working for over a ...

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monitoring

The emergency response to contain rabies in the Bale Mountains put our newly-devised digital monito...

monitoring

The long-term perspective Every year, intense monitoring by the EWCP Wolf Monitors provide an ex...

Monitoring & Research

Scientific publications on Ethiopian wolves Success in species conservation relies on a de...

News

Ethiopian wolves are the jewels of the African highlands. In th...

One Health

Domestic dog populations are reservoirs for viruses that occasionally spill over into the Ethiopian...

our partners

Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA) IUCN Canid Specialist Group Oromia Forest and Wi...

Our sponsors

With thanks to our main sponsor: &n...

Our vision

Our mission is to secure viable and ecologically functioning Ethiopian wolf populations and habitat...

Projects

The Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme is a WildCRU (University of Oxford) endeavour working und...

Resources

rodent ecology

Ethiopian wolves in a changing worl, by Girma Eshete, April 2014. I spent part of 2013 in Oxford (...

Taxonomy, distribution & status

Taxonomy & genetics A wolf in fox clothing. It might look like a red fox or jackal, but ...

The Team

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The wolves

Fact file species overview Threats why are they endangered? Taxonomy, distribution &...

Threats

Habitat loss The highlands of Ethiopia remain an attractive place for people to move to, due to h...

News

A new outbreak of rabies in Ethiopia threatens the survival of the Ethiopian wolf

14-10-2014

A few weeks ago, our greatest fear was realized when a dead wolf tested positive for the disease. S...

Huge efforts to curtail rabies in Bale

05-11-2014

Since the first wolf carcass tested positive for rabies in late July 2014, the Emergency Response T...

The epizootic spreads to Morabawa, the vaccination team follows

20-02-2015

On the 23th of January, three months after the last wolf carcass was found, EWCP Monitors discovere...

The emergency intervention so far

15-04-2015

Since the first wolf carcass was found in Bale in July 2014, EWCP has worked frantically to contain...

Celebrating EWCP 20th Anniversary

04-10-2015

By Zelealem Tefera, Born Free Foundation Ethiopia Can you see the wolf? ... No I can’t, wher...

Tracking the outbreak

05-10-2015

By Eric Bedin and Jorgelina Marino Also see the route of rabies in our Wolf Mapper The monitoring...

Emergency intervention to control rabies in the Bale Mountains

07-10-2015

by Claudio Sillero and Eric Bedin EWCP intervened quickly to avoid widespread mortality amon...

Saving fuel, saving wolves: Two new fuel-saving stove producers near wolf range

07-10-2015

By Fekadu Lema and Jorgelina Marino The uncontrolled extraction of ‘charranfe’ bushes,...

Coming to terms with the impact of the last die off: How many wolves are left in Bale?

24-05-2016

By Jorgelina Marino and Eric Bedin EWCP has monitored Ethiopian wolves in the Bale Mountains since...

A long-lasting and widespread distemper outbreak

25-05-2016

By Eric Bedin and Alo Hussein In the Bale Mountains, September marks the onset of the wolf b...

Canine distemper outbreak in Bale leaves wolves in a fragile state

01-06-2016

By Eric Bedin When I started working in Bale in January 2014, Ethiopian wolf numbers were at their...

Wolves in Bale halved by an epidemic that spilled-over from domestic dogs

01-06-2016

Read the press release here

EWCP annual report 2016 at a glance

10-07-2016

For the full report click here The EWCP has expanded on various fronts during the last 12 months, ...

First test of oral rabies vaccine brings hope to the world’s rarest canid

01-09-2016

Research published this week in the journal Vaccine reports field trials of the oral vaccin...

Oral vaccines to the rescue - why research is important

15-09-2016

By Claudio Sillero An important scientific paper has just been published in the Vaccine journal, ...

Let’s save the wolves of Delanta

25-09-2016

By Jorgelina Marino The news reached us swiftly thanks to EWCP’s early alert system, with th...

A New Dawn for Ethiopian Wolves

31-12-2016

A wolf family lost in a sea of "guassa" tussocks in the Simien Mountains National Park. Thanking...

A year in EWCP's life

03-05-2017

"It is always a pleasure to put together the annual report, because it makes us feel proud of our...

Measuring success: Mid term review of the National Action Plan

28-08-2017

Five years after its creation, a mid-term review was carried out to determine the level o...

Girma Eshete successfully completes his PhD at Leiden University

07-09-2017

We have the pleasure to announce that Girma, from the Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme,...

The eventful lives of wolf packs: news are good!

15-09-2017

Our Wolf Monitors work tirelessly, following wolf packs day after day, tracking every event in th...

EWCP at the Wildlife Conservation Expo in San Francisco

03-10-2017

On 14th October I will be in California attending the 2017 Wildlife Conservation Expo at the Misi...

For Giving Tuesday, give HOPE to the Ethiopian wolves

28-11-2017

Keep alive the hope for the survival of Ethiopian wolves: become a supporter and help us protect th...

Join the HOPE campaign!

07-12-2017

This is the time of the year when we look back, take stock, and project into the future; when we f...

News from the field - Better project management for EWCP!

22-02-2018

When I joined EWCP 20 years ago our small team would meet almost every day, either in our cosy wood...

Five wolf packs vaccinated using oral baits in the Bale Mountains

22-08-2018

After many years of research, field trials, and awareness work, EWCP is now vaccinating Ethiopian w...

Conservation heroes at WCN’s Expo, San Francisco

08-10-2018

Join Claudio and Gebeyehu on October 13th at the Wildlife Conservation Expo in San Francisco to hea...

A step closer to a canine distemper vaccine for wolves

08-10-2018

A note as I re-emerge from 10 days in the Bale Mountains, supporting our team in the remote Chafada...

Giving Tuesday - Giving Ethiopian wolves a future

03-12-2019

Ethiopian wolves are the jewels of the African highlands. In their mountain reign...

Updates from the Simien Mountains - Science Director Jorgelina recounts her February trip to Ethiopia

08-04-2020

It’s a long way to the Simien Mountains. While slowly climbing the Ethiopian massi...

Wolves Bounce Back from Extinction in Delanta - Part 1

16-04-2020

By Girma Eshete Delanta is a small isolated Afroalpine flat south of Abune Yosef and Aboi ...

EARTH DAY 2020 - Protecting Endangered Mountain Species from a Changing Climate

22-04-2020

The Ethiopian wolf is a charismatic endemic species, only found high in the mountains of Ethiopia a...

Wolves Bounce Back from Extinction in Delanta - Part 2

27-04-2020

When it comes to conserving the endangered Ethiopian wolf, we never give up. In Delanta, where wolv...

From Vienna to the Bale Mountains - Short but unforgettable work experience with the Ethiopian wolf Vet team

05-05-2020

By Clara Buxbaum In March 2020 I had the privilege to spend a week with the EWCP team in t...

Joining forces to expand a community conservation area and protect more wolves

28-05-2020

The Amhara region encompasses most of Ethiopia’s highlands north and west of the Rift...

Walking with Wolves: humans may have roamed Afroalpine mountains for at least 40k years

03-06-2020

An exciting discovery was recently made in the Bale Mountains, home to the largest Ethiopia...

Meddling with dens puts puppies at risk

10-06-2020

We are used to responding to large-scale threats to the wolves, like habitat loss and disea...

Making the most of lockdown - research continues despite pandemic

18-06-2020

2020 has so far seen a lot of disruption to our work, just as it has for many organisations...

Terefe, the lucky survivor

20-08-2020

Found seriously injured in Simien Mountains in May. Now reunited with his pack after an amazing rec...

Conservation in a pandemic: when a species can't wait

16-09-2020

As Covid-19 continues and we all wait for a safe return to normal, the less obvious effects...

Terefe's Travels - an update on our 'Lucky Survivor'

07-10-2020

Earlier this year, we experienced a world first for Ethiopian wolves in the story o...

EWCP at the Wildlife Conservation Network Expo

07-10-2020

Join us on October 10 & 17 at the Wildlife Conservation Network Expo! The Wildl...

First evidence for Ethiopian wolf captivity?

26-10-2020

Today, Ethiopian wolves are only found in the wild, perched high up in the Ethiopian highla...

Helping communities helps habitats thrive

19-11-2020

Ethiopia is home to an astonishing 70% of Africa’s Afroalpine ecosystem, with an exce...

Breeding brings hope for North Ethiopia’s wolf population

07-12-2020

The Abune Yosef massif is one of the largest Afroalpine areas in Northern Ethiopia. Here, E...

A New Chapter for Terefe the lucky survivor

31-03-2021

We are delighted to bring you news from the Simien Mountains we have all been hoping for: T...

Spotting Leopards in Ethiopia's Highlands

13-07-2021

Ethiopia has no shortage of charismatic animals. From the small and strange giant headed mo...

International Wolf Day 2021

13-08-2021

Canis simensis: A wolf in fox’s clothing Ethiopian wolves may not look like ...

Conservation Councils: coming together to protect the land of the wolves

31-08-2021

The Ethiopian highlands support a diverse array of endemic animal and plant life but also b...

World Rabies Day: Saving wolves, saving people, saving mountains

28-09-2021

Health has been central to our work in Ethiopia for many years. In protecting Ethiopian wol...

May Peace Prevail - Giving Tuesday 2021

29-11-2021

Ethiopia and its people are facing very troubling and unsettling times. Fortunately all EWC...

Ethiopia: Land of resilience

15-02-2022

Ethiopia has been facing turmoil for over a year, and our field operations have been in a s...

Living with Wolves – Please drive slowly!

15-03-2022

Many of you will be aware that habitat loss has confined Ethiopian wolves to the mountain t...

Oxford to Morabawa

19-04-2022

Jorgelina has just returned from a much-anticipated trip to the field – here are her ...

Terefe: the lucky survivor thrives

21-06-2022

In the hills of Shehano, perched in the slopes of the Simien Mountains, lives a unique wolf...

Welcome to the pack, Dr Lai!

12-09-2022

We are thrilled to welcome Dr Sandra Lai to EWCP! Sandra joins us in the UK for a 3-year po...

Field Diary from Delanta

20-09-2022

By Dr Jorgelina Marino At the peak of the rainy season the EWCP team have been bus...

Vaccination works: an outbreak contained

28-09-2022

We are marking this World Rabies Day by celebrating a recent win for the wolves in the campaign aga...

Claudio reflects on 20 years of WCN

05-10-2022

I received an email from Charlie Knowles in 2002, asking about our work to protect Ethiop...

Student research: on dogs and wolves

11-10-2022

Last year we were joined by a number of MBiol students from Oxford University who used EWCP...

Field diary: joining the pack

25-10-2022

By Sandra Lai When I described my new position in EWCP and mentioned that I woul...

Up and running: a new field lab builds capacity

15-11-2022

From an old shipping container to a crucial field lab! All the way back in 2020, w...

New documentary: Dogs in the Wild

17-01-2023

Welcome to the world of wild canids! Dogs in the Wild: Meet the Family introduces some of these a...

New skills for a new year

24-01-2023

As scientists and conservationists, we want to run the best projects possible to have the g...

Towards eradicating rabies in Ethiopia – EWCP One Health workshop in Goba

26-03-2023

In 2018, Ethiopia launched a National Rabies Control and Elimination Program with the aim of eradic...

Field diary: Horse riding to the Web Valley

05-04-2023

By Sandra Lai As promised, I returned to Ethiopia, this time during the wolf breeding seas...

Modern technology to the rescue: deploying GPS collars in the Simien Mountains

28-04-2023

After Bale Mountains, the Simien Mountains host the second most important population of Eth...

Field diary from Simien Mountains: on becoming an expert Ethiopian wolf tracker

30-04-2023

By Sandra Lai For one thing, our trip to the Simien Mountains to capture and collar wolves...

Reflections on first meeting Eric Bedin, EWCP legendary Field Director

14-07-2023

In the very early morning hours, at EWCP Headquarters, at the heart of Dinsho Hill in Bale ...

Paw Patrol: Abuna Yosef’s wolf monitor Dessiew Gelaw

27-08-2023

In northern Ethiopia lies the Abuna Yosef massif, peaking at 4,260 m-high with Mount Abuna Yosef. T...

Bale Mountains National Park listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site

21-09-2023

On Monday, 18 September 2023, during its 45th session, the United Nations Educational,...

EWCP receives Best Conservationist award from the Oromia Regional State

29-09-2023

In recognition of EWCP's work for the conservation of Ethiopian wolves, the Oromia Tourism ...

EWCP welcomes a new partner

19-03-2024

We are delighted to welcome Dinkenesh Ethiopia as a new partner. Dinkenesh Ethiopia is a recently e...

Celebrating our successes: Girma Eshete and Jorgelina Marino shortlisted for the University of Oxford Vice-Chancellor’s Awards

19-03-2024

The Vice-Chancellor’s Awards are a University-wide celebration of our outstanding people. Y...