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as a controlled hunting zone and was later redesignated as a national park because of its poor management. The park is administered by the Oromia Forest & Wildlife
Enterprise (OFWA) of the Oromia Region government along with the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA). Today, the area was now facing multiple threats and challenges that might threaten the park's ecosystem such as droughts, invasive species expansions, livestock overgrazing, and road collisions.
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The park's area is established to help restore wildlife along with the community based on environmental recovery and ecological changes, which include repopulating zebra species, protecting the Bush crow's population, and drought prevention. During its establishment, the area was formerly designated
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which are distributed among 197 genera and 69 families are documented: 40% are trees/shrubs, 30% are forbs (non-woody plants other than grasses and sedges), 16% are grass, 10% are climbers, 2% are sedges, and 2% are succulents. Most of the park areas are part of the
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Biodiversity and Ethnobotany of Borana Pastoralists in Southern Oromia, Ethiopia. Economic Botany. 59. 43-65. 10.1663/0013-0001(2005)0592.0.CO;2.
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Nigatu, Tesfaye. (2016). POTENTIALITY ASSESSMENT FOR ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN DIDA HARA CONSERVATION SITE OF BORANA NATIONAL PARK, ETHIOPIA. International
Journal of Tourism & Hospitality Reviews. 3. 45.
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The park conservation sites are divided into multiple blocks based on their biodiversity, community, and environment: Yabello, Dida-Hara, Gammedo, Danbala-Dhibayu, and Sarite blocks. The park is home to
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Bussa, B. (2022). Community
Perceptions and Challenges to Wildlife Conservation, the Case of Borana National Park, Southern Ethiopia. Agricultural Science Digest. DOI: 10.18805/ag.DF-455
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Editor, I. J. S. E. S., & Qanchoro, J. (2020). Factors
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trees. The Sarite block is mostly covered with widespread grassland and dry open savannah whereas the Dida-hara block contains drought-resistant woodlands that consisted of
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that were introduced as the main tourist attraction, including El Sod which is known for providing access to mineral water and salt varieties for the locals.
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Borana
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are four endemic species found within the park that are considered endangered. Other birds include
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Borana national park contains about 327 species discovered in
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711:Yabelo Wildlife Sanctuary
686:Babile Elephant Sanctuary
368:Prince Ruspoli’s turacoes
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134:38°34′E
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610:Awash
279:Fauna
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