Federal Audit Exposes 1,000 Percent Encroachment Spike In Babile Sanctuary

According to The Reporter Ethiopia, A performance audit by the Office of the Federal Auditor General (OFAG) has revealed alarmingly widespread failures in Ethiopia’s wildlife conservation system, highlighted by a staggering surge in illegal settlements and livestock encroachment alongside critical gaps in species monitoring and law enforcement. The audit, which evaluated the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA) across 13 federal protected areas between 2013