The name “Ethiopian wolf” sounds like it belongs in a savanna chase scene. But these wolves are not mainly hunting antelope. On Ethiopia’s afroalpine plateaus, their diet is dominated by small highland rodents, and in key strongholds like the Bale Mountains, they’re famous for targeting giant mole-rats as prime prey. 🐺 Researchers have found just how rodent-focused they are: in one detailed diet study, rodents made up 88% of prey volume in Ethiopian wolf diets. And it gets even more specific. O

Bale Mountains National Park: One Park, Multiple Pathways to Lasting Conservation High in Ethiopia’s southeastern highlands, one of Africa’s most important afro-alpine landscapes stretches across plateaus, wetlands, and forests - home to rare endemic species like the Ethiopian wolf and the Bale monkey. But Bale matters far beyond wildlife. Its wetlands and swamps regulate water flows that feed rivers supplying more than 30 million people across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. Protecting Bale means