Description
The Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA), in cooperation with Wildlife for Sustainable Development (WSD) carried out a project to develop a management plan and encourage community-based wildlife conservation and ecotourism development in and around Babille Elephant Sanctuary, Ethiopia. The project was financially supported by the Horn of Africa Regional Environment Center through the Forum for Environment as fund holding institution.
Major activities of the project included the re-defining of the boundaries of the sanctuary, producing a comprehensive sanctuary management plan, and developing ecotourism through community participation, monitoring elephants’ home range through GPS satellite telemetry, and reducing the rate of loss of wildlife habitats and minimizing the illegal killing of elephants
