Dates visited: 20 March – 4 April 2018.
Mammal List: about 60 mammal species (including one Maned Rat).
Reptile List: about 15 reptile species.
I only visited areas south of Addis Ababa as well as Debre Libanos.
Logistics: I travelled with a cultural guide (Biruk) and driver (Werku); they were not wildlife guides but I recommend them both highly if you are prepared to manage the wildlife side yourself. We used a 4WD Landcuiser and camped where we could; I went spotlighting wherever we camped.
Route Summary (2018): Addis Ababa – Mount Fantale Hyena Caves – Awash NP – Doha Lodge – Ali Dege NP – Bilen Lodge – Awash NP – Dinsho and Gaysay Grasslands – Web Valley – Dinso Sof Omar Caves – Sanetti Plateau – Riru and Harrena Forest – Sanetti Plateua – Dinsho – Wondo Genet – Lake Awassa Park – Senkele Wildlife Sanctuary – Abiata-Shalla Reserve – Alem Gen – Ziway – Lake Langano – Debre Libanos – Addis Ababa.
Posts to date include:
Lophiomys imhausi – Maned Rat (Ethiopia 2018); one of three recent records in Ethiopia (as at 2019).