Borena-Sayint Worehimeno National Park
Bahir Dar, June 16, 2023 (AMECO) Borena-Sayint Worehimeno National Park is found in Amhara regional state of Ethiopia, about 600km from Addis Ababa through Debre Birhan, 300km from Bahir-Dar through Merto Lemariam and 200km south west of Dessie.
The park total area covered 15262 hectares of land. The park has some amazing peaks such as Kabu Kora, Mossebit, Galokab, Shiftoch Kora, Gulas, Kerkeha Ras; which is covered by trees peaks also serve as a natural watching tower for tourists.
The park is classified within three belts of weather, temperate, cool zone and alpine. The park is a natural habitat for large mammals and endemic birds.
The incredible vegetation resources of the park are main ecotourism resources. There are around 66 families of vegetation species, consisting of 174 species of plants which are higher species diversity in comparison to other Afromontane forests of Ethiopia.
Gaint lobelia (Jibera), Bidens pachyloma (Adey-Abeba), Plectocephalus, Euphorbia dumalis, Acanthus sennii (Shekori), Solanaceous gigas (Yeshikoko Gomen), Echinops longisetus and Echinops (kebericho) are endemic to the park. Both the Afromontane forest and the upper part of the park have a very attractive view for the tourists.
Borena-Sayint Worehimeno National Park, apart from its marvelous scenery and diversified flora, it is the home of different mammals, amphibians, and birds. More than 23 mammals and over 77 different birds have been identified.
Four large mammals, namely Ethiopian wolf or keyie Kebero (Canissimensis), Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada), Stark’s Hare (Lepus starckii) and Menelik’s bushbuck (Tragelaphus Scriptus Menelik) are found in the park.
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