Chelbi Wildlife Reserve

Chelbi Wildlife Reserve
Chelbi Wildlife Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
	Location in Ethiopia
Location	Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia
Coordinates	4°56′N 36°52′E / 4.933°N 36.867°E
Area	4,212 km2 (1,626 sq mi)
Established	1973
Governing body	Office of Culture Sport and Tourism (OCST) of Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region

Chelbi Wildlife Reserve or Stephanie Wildlife Reserve is a protected area in Ethiopia's Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region.^[2]

The reserve covers an area of 4212 km² surrounding Lake Chew Bahir, aka Lake Chelbi, and portions of the Woito and Segen River watersheds, which empty into the lake.^[2]

The reserve was established in 1973,^[1] and is also known as Chalbi, Chew Bahir, or Stephanie Wildlife Reserve. It is bounded on the south by the Kenyan border, on the east by Borana National Park, and on the west by the Murle (or Murulle) Controlled Hunting Area.^[1]

The reserve is in the Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets ecoregion, and protects a population of Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi).

References

^ ^a ^b ^c UNEP-WCMC (2022). Protected Area Profile for Chelbi from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 27 February 2022. [1]
^ ^a ^b "Chelbi Wildlife Reserve". Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR) Culture and Tourism Bureau. Accessed 23 September 2019. [2]^{[permanent dead link]}