Alatash National Park

Alatash National Park, also called Alatish National Park,[1] is a national park in Ethiopia. It is adjacent to Sudan's Dinder National Park. The national park was founded in 2006.

Alatash National Park
LocationNorth Gondar Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Established2006

Fauna

In 2016, a lion population was discovered in the protected area that is thought to be of Central African origin.[2][3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Protected Wildlife Areas of Ethiopia". Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority. 7 October 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016.
  2. "Lions rediscovered in Ethiopia's Alatash National Park". BBC News. 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. "Hidden population of up to 200 lions found in remote Ethiopia". New Scientist. 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  4. Brian Clark Howard (2016). "Once Thought Extinct, 'Lost' Group of Lions Discovered in Africa". National Geographic. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
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