Maze National Park

Maze National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Map showing the location of Maze National Park

Location in Ethiopia

Location Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, Ethiopia
Nearest city Arba Minch
Coordinates 6°25′N 37°14′E / 6.417°N 37.233°E / 6.417; 37.233Coordinates: 6°25′N 37°14′E / 6.417°N 37.233°E / 6.417; 37.233
Area 210 km²
Established 2005
Governing body Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority

Maze National Park is a national park in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region of Ethiopia. It is 210 square kilometers in size. Elevations within the park range between 1000 and 1200 meters above sea level. Maze was founded in 2005, and is managed by the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority.[1][2]

Maze is noted for its population of the endangered Swayne's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei),[3][4] and is said to be second only to Senkelle Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary in importance for that subspecies.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Maze National Park (MzNP)". Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  2. ↑ Mamo, Yosef; Girma Mengesha; Aramede Fetene; Kefyalew Shale; Mezemir Girma (2012). "Status of the Swayne’s Hartebeest, (Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei) meta-population under land cover changes in Ethiopian Protected Areas" (PDF). International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation 4 (12). doi:10.5897/IJBC12.024. ISSN 2141-243X.
  3. ↑ Datiko, Demeke; Afework Bekele (2011). "Population status and human impact on the endangered Swayne’s hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei) in Nechisar Plains, Nechisar National Park, Ethiopia". African Journal of Ecology 49 (3): 311–319. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2028.2011.01266.x. ISSN 0141-6707.
  4. ↑ Tekalign, W; A Bekele (2012). "Current Population Status of the Endangered Endemic Subspecies of Swayne’s Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei) in Maze National Park, Ethiopia". Ethiopian Journal of Science 34 (1). ISSN 0379-2897.
  5. ↑ A Glimpse at Biodiversity Hotspots of Ethiopia (PDF). Ethiopian Wildlife & Natural History Society. p. 77.

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