War, coupled with a COVID-19-driven decline in tourism, has led to increased poaching of the species, which is regarded as a national symbol in Ethiopia, researchers said. Photo by Paul Scholte The ...

The Walia ibex, an iconic wild goat species found only on the steep, ragged cliffs of the Simien Mountains in northern Ethiopia, has sharply declined in number over the past decade, according to a ...

Sitting on the top of the world, the Simien mountains – Ethiopia’s highest peaks – are home to some of the country’s most remote communities and some of its rarest wildlife. Simien Mountain National ...

The walia ibex, with its distinctive large curved horns, is regarded as a national symbol in Ethiopia. It is also “one of the most threatened mammals” on the brink of extinction, experts said. The ...