The Government of Israel has sent to Ethiopia ten wildfire fighters to rescue the east African country’s UNESCO registered Simien Mountain National Park. Meanwhile a chopper from Kenya begins operation today to contain the fire.
The Park has been on fire for the past few weeks burning over 300 hectares of land so far. Located in the Northern part of the country’s Amhara Region around Gondar close to Debark Town, the mountainous Simien National Park is a home for many endogenous animals and different species of trees.
Currently Ethiopian government do not have a chopper and the expertise to contain wildfire.
Simien Mountains National Park is one of the national parks of Ethiopia. Located in the Semien (North) Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, its territory covers the Semien Mountains and includes Ras Dashan, the highest point in Ethiopia. It is home to a number of endangered species, including the Ethiopian wolf and the walia ibex, a wild goat found nowhere else in the world.