Monthly Archives: August 2009

Proven success for the dog vaccination vet team

In early August, EWCP had one of our students from Mekelle University in Ethiopia write up his findings on a study he did looking at rabies in villages surrounding the Bale Mountains National Park, where EWCP is based. The student, Abera Yilma, has been conducting research into the effectiveness of EWCP dog vaccinations and was [...]

After the outbreak: good news from our wolf monitors

Following on from the recent Ethiopian wolf rabies vaccinations during May and June, life has settled down somewhat in the Bale Mountains. The EWCP monitoring team has been deployed to Sanetti (the vaccination site) and back to Morebawa (the rabies outbreak site). We also have a constant presence in the Web Valley (the October outbreak [...]

The Tortoise and the Cheetah

Working in Ethiopia continues to be a massive challenge. Although the site was officially gifted to Born Free Foundation by the Region of Oromiya to create a Wildlife Rescue, Conservation and Education Centre, it now appears there are still some legal issues to resolve. I have stopped all work until the Federal and Regional Government [...]