The Murulle Foundation

These inaccuracies have fueled anti-hunting sentiments and are aimed to disrupt sustainable management and conservation policies initiated by the Ethiopian Wildlife Department. Not only does this threaten the future of safari hunting of the mountain nyala, it also ultimately threatens the future existence of the species outside protected areas.

Paul Evangelista, who has recently been recognized by the IUCN as one of the world's few authorities on the mountain nyala, has compelling scientific evidence that shows mountain nyala populations have previously been greatly underestimated because the entire range of the species and certain behavioral characteristics were never fully understood. As a result, mountain nyala populations are a lot higher than recent reports have lead authorities to believe.