Simien Mountains National Park Office

11/09/2025

We are delighted to see a photo of Simien Mountains National Park featured in this competition, and we look forward to a positive result.

10/09/2025

Happy Ethiopian New Year (2018)☀️☀️☀️

04/09/2025

24/08/2025

in Over the Last #10

Simien Mountains National Park is one of Ethiopia’s most attractive tourist destinations, welcoming more than 32,400 visitors annually before the impacts of COVID-19 and the northern conflict.

However, during the past five years, the number of visitors has significantly declined due to instability. This decline has created serious challenges for local communities who depend on tourism for their livelihoods.

For example, in 2017 EC, only 4,092 visitors came to the park, a relatively increased number from 2016 EC (1951 visitors) but very low number compared to its true potential, again reflecting the impact of instability.

To avoid confusion, we want to clarify the tourist data from the last 10 years. The attached figures show the actual flow of tourists to Simien Mountains National Park.

Despite recent challenges, SMNP remains a world-class destination with unique wildlife and breathtaking landscapes. Visitors are still coming, but in much lower numbers than before due to safety issues.

Simien Mountains National Park Office
www.simienmountain.org
Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority

10/08/2025

📷The silent sentinel of the Highlands. A Walia ibex rests, gazing over the valley below. Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia. © Kevin Dooley (Photographer of the Year 2025 entry)

03/08/2025

የስሜን ተራራዎች ብሔራዊ ፓርክ ከRELIVES (ORDA, Ethiopia ) ጋር በመተባበር ከደባርቅ ወረዳና ከተማ አስተዳደር ፓርክ አዋሳኝ ቀበሌዎች፣ የዞን፣የወረዳና የከተማ አስተዳደሩ አመራሮች ጋር ውይይት አካሔደ፡፡

ብሔራዊ ፓርኩ ያሉበትን ሰው ሰራሽ ተግዳሮቶች ለመከላልና ለመቆጣጥር የአጋር አካላት ሚና ከፍተኛ በመሆኑ በመደበኛ፣ በፕሮጀክትና በአጋር አካላት በ2017 ዓ.ም የተሰሩ ዋና ዋና ተግባራት ሪፖርትና የፓርኩ ተግዳሮቶችን ቀርበው ውይይት የተካሄደባቸው ሲሆን የደባርቅ ወረዳ ተ/ወካይ አስተዳዳሪ አቶ አደራጀው ደረበ ፓርኩን መጠበቅና መንከባከብ የሁሉም አካላትን ርብርብ የሚያስፈልግ መሆኑን ያነሱ ሲሆን በቀጣይ በተግባር የተደገፈ ስራ መሰራት የቀበሌ አመራሮችና የወረዳ አመራሩ ሀላፊነት ነው ብለዋል፡፡

የደባርቅ ከተማ ተቀዳሚ ከንቲባ አቶ ጌትነት ጸጋየ ፓርኩን ካሉበት ችግሮች ለማውጣት ከሁሉም ባለድርሻ አካላት ባልተናነሰ መልኩ የሀይማኖት አባቶች ሰፊ ስራ ይጠበቅባቸዋል፡፡ ስለሆነም የሀይማኖት አባቶች ማህበረሰቡን በማስተማር የላቀ ግንዛቤ እንዲኖረው እና ፓርኩን የኔ ነው ብሎ እንዲጠብቀው ልታደርጉ ይገባል ሲሉ በጥብቅ አሳስበዋል፡፡

የተነሱ ዋና ተግዳሮቶችም ሁሉም ባለድርሻ አካል ከመደበኛ ተግባሩ ጋር በዕቅድ በማካተት ወደ ተግባር ሊገባ ስምምነት ላይ ተደርሷል፡፡
Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority
Simien Mountains National Park Office
ORDA Ethiopia
www.simienmountain.org

31/07/2025

WORLD RANGER DAY JULY 31, ‘’I STAND WITH THE WOLD RANGERS’’
የዓለም የሬንጀሮች ቀን ሐምሌ 24 ሬንጀሮች ቀጣይነት ላለው የተፈጥሮ ሀብት ጥበቃ አቅም ናቸው
ሬንጀሮች ተፈጥሮን ለመጠበቅና ለመንከባከብ የሚከፍሉትን ከፍተኛ መስዋትነት የተረዳው የአወስትራሊያው የፊልም ባለሙያና ሬንጀር ሰን ዊልሞር በ23 የተለያዩ ሀገራት በመዘዋወር ሬንጀሮች በስራ ላይ የሚያጋጥማቸውን ሞት፣ድካምና የአካል መጉደል በመመልከትና ሬንጀሮቹን ቃለ መጠይቅ በማድረግ ‘The Thin Green Line’ ቀጭኑ የአረንጓዴ መስመር የሚል ስያሜ ያለው ዘጋቢ ፊልም በማዘጋጀት እ.እ.አ 2007 በተለያዩ 50 አገራት ለይታ በቅቶ በሰራው ስራ ሰፊ አድናቆት ያገኘ ሲሆን ሰን ዊልሞር ሬንጀሮችን ለመርዳትና ለመደገፍ በማሰብ Thin Green Line Foundation እኤ.አ 2007 አቋቋመ ፡፡
የአሁኑ የአለም አቀፍ የሬንጀሮች ፌደሬሽን ፕሬዘዳንት ሰን ዊልሞር ዘጋቢ ፊልም አማካኝነትና International Ranger Federation (IRF) የጋራ ጥምረት የመጀመሪያው የሬንጀሮች ቀን እ.ኤ.አ 2007 በ6 አህጉራትና ከ 46 አገራት ባሉ 60 የሬንጀሮች ማህበራት የሬንጀሮች ፌደሬሽን በተመሰረተበት ቀን ሐምሌ 31/24 በደማቅ ሁኔታ የተከበረ ሲሆን በአለም አቀፍ ደረጃም እስካሁን ለ 18 ኛ ጊዜ፣በኢትዮጵያ ለ8 ጊዜና እንዲሁም በስሜን ተራራዎች ብሔራዊ ፓርክ ሰራተኞች እና አጋር አካላትን በማሳተፍ በችግኝ ተከላ በፓናል ውይይትና በሰልፍ ‘’ሬንጀሮች ቀጣይነት ላለው የተፈጥሮ ሀብት ጥበቃ አቅም ናቸው’’ በሚል መሪ ቃል ለ4 ጊዜ ተከብሯል።

ሐምሌ, 2017 ዓ.ም
Simien Mountains National Park Office

31/07/2025

የሬንጀሮች ቀን በስሜን ተራራዎች ብሔራዊ ፓርክ ችግኝ ተከላን ጨምሮ በተለያዩ ሁነቶች እየተከበረ ነው።

📸 Lakew Melkamu

Simien Mountains National Park Office
www.simienmountain.org

31/07/2025

Happy World Ranger Day 2025!
Simien Mountains National Park Office

24/07/2025

Fewer than 300 Walia Ibex individuals remain in the wild.

This research highlights the urgent threats facing Ethiopia’s iconic mountain species.
This iconic and ecologically unique wild goat (Capra walie) is found nowhere else on Earth. The rugged highlands of the Simien Mountains in Ethiopia are its only natural habitat.

In the newly published article, a continuing population decline as a result of poaching, habitat loss, and other causes has revealed.

Protecting the Walia Ibex isn't just about saving a species. It's about, Safeguarding afroalpine biodiversity, strengthening local livelihoods, and promoting sustainable tourism that benefits both people and nature.

Read more here:

Severe decline of the only remaining population of walia ibex in Ethiopia: proposed actions and recommended recategorization as Critically Endangered

21/07/2025

Kick-off Meeting Launched for Simien Mountains National Park UNESCO Re-nomination

,July 21, 2025
Addis Ababa
A key kick-off meeting was held today at Jupiter Hotel in Addis Ababa to initiate the preparation of the UNESCO Nomination Dossier and establish a buffer zone for the re-inscription of Simien Mountains National Park as a World Heritage Site.

The meeting brought together stakeholders from government institutions, UNESCO, local authorities, conservation experts, and academia. Discussions focused on developing a roadmap for the nomination process, outlining legal and technical aspects of the buffer zone, and promoting strong multi-sectoral collaboration.

Mr. Kumera Wakjira, Director General of the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA), delivered opening remarks and outlined strategic directions for the dossier preparation and buffer zone establishment.
Mr. Tilman Jaeger, KfW international consultant, also addressed his remarks by highlighting both opportunities and potential challenges ahead.

Simien Mountains National Park, inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1978, is undergoing a renewed nomination to strengthen its Outstanding Universal Value and enhance its long-term conservation through clearly defined buffer zones.
EWCA
Simien Mountains National Park Office
www.simienmountain.org