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Heather's Comments

10/16- Wow, great work, Loni! To find more info. on the flora and fauna in the park, search butte.edu/library (dropdown=Libraries Worldwide). I found this source when I did that:

Diurnal activity patterns of Walia ibex (Capra ibex Walie) in Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

There are others as well, but some of them you will need Rachel's help, in the library, to access them as they live at other libraries. Just email her through inbox.  :)

To create "jump to" reference links here, put your cursor at the point where the little number should be and click "cite" on the toolbar above. From there you have to choose website or journal or whatever and then fill in the author, date, etc... The big URL (research gate) you have below won't work, so be sure to put it in the right format using the "cite" tool. Keep it up!

10/25- Good work! Next, insert "Loni's edits" into the Flora and Fauna section in your Sandbox below. Include citations using the "Cite tool on the toolbar. Bold what you add. If you still have trouble with citations you can go back through the "adding citations" training and/or use the "Get Help" button. Keep it up!

11/1- Looks great. You're ready to move work to the main Wikipedia page for Simien. Make sure both sandbox and main page are in "edit" and move a bit at a time to make sure citations come with. Then publish changes by noting what you added.  :)

Loni's Work Log

• September 28th, 2019 - Chose Simien Mountains National Park Article. Read the article and checked on the references links. Only two links, one works, the other is a blank page. Searched for references. (2 hours)

• October 3rd, 2019 - started researching and looking for more sources. Began rewriting a small section about the wildlife. Unsure how to create the "jump up" link in references. (1 hour)
• October 6th, 2019 - researching plant life and editing that section. (1 hour)
• October 19th, 2019 - edited citations, added photo (1 hour)
• October 20th, 2019 - researched wildlife. Still unsure of how to create citations properly. Will revise in the next few days. Will reach out for help. (1 hour)
• October 26th, 2019 - inserted work into original text (bold), made minor edits to make wording flow better. (1 hour)
• November 2nd, 2019 - moved work into main Simien Mountains National Park main page. (1 hour)

Wildlife in simien Mountains National Park

Loni's Edits to Simien Mountains National Park

• I'm looking to find more information and references about the Flora and fauna

• Vegetation throughout the park is divided into three sections, Montane forest (1900-3000m), Ericaceous Belt or SubAfroalpine (2700-3700m) and the Afroalpine (3700-5433m). Within the Montane forest there are Juniper trees (Juniperous procera), African Redwood (Hagenia abyssinica), African Olive (Olea africana), Fig Trees (Ficus spp), and Waterberry Trees (Szygium guineense). There are also many varieties of shrubs including Nightshade (Solanum sessilistellatum), Abyssinian rose (Rosa abyssinica), Cowslip (primula verticillata), and Stinging Nettle (Urtica).

• Wildlife in the park includes the Simen Fox (Ethiopian Wolf) Canis simensis, the Walia ibex, wild mountain goats, and the gelada baboon. Other large mammal species also include the Anubis baboon, Hamadryas baboon, the golden jackal and the kilpspringer.

• The park is populated with over 130 bird species and over 20 large mammal species.

Flora and fauna[edit]

The vegetation is mixed with African alpine forests, wilderness forests and alpine vegetation. High altitude areas include montane savannah and tree heath (Erica arborea), giant lobelia (Lobelia rhynchopetalum), yellow primrose (Primula verticillata), everlastings (Helichrysum spp.), A lady's mantle (alchemilla), and a moss (mosses, Grimmiaceae). Lichen covers the trees of the alpine area. Vegetation throughout the park is divided into three sections, Montane forest (1900-3000m), Ericaceous Belt or SubAfroalpine (2700-3700m) and the Afroalpine (3700-5433m). Within the Montane forest there are Juniper trees (Juniperous procera), African Redwood (Hagenia abyssinica), African Olive (Olea africana), Fig Trees (Ficus spp), and Waterberry Trees (Szygium guineense). There are also many varieties of shrubs including Nightshade (Solanum sessilistellatum), Abyssinian rose (Rosa abyssinica), Cowslip (primula verticillata), and Stinging Nettle (Urtica). The ridges and canyons have scattered meadows, forests and bushes. At one time, the St. John's wort (Hypericum spp.) Forests grew from 3,000 m to 3,800 m above sea level, but now it is almost gone. The exact number is not known.

Also, The park is populated with over 130 bird species and over 20 large mammal species The park is home to rare species such as gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada), Ethiopian wolf (also called Simen fox, Canis simensis), Walia ibex (Capra walie), wild mountain goats and the Anubis baboon . Inhabits on the slope of the northern slope of massif are mostly native to the Semien Mountains, and most of them are found in the park. The Ethiopian wolf is endemic to Ethiopia and other mammals include hamadryas baboon, colobus monkey, leopard, caracal, wild cat, spotted hyena and golden jackal. There are also large herbivores, such as bushbuck, common duiker, and klipspringer.

The 400 species of birds include lammergeyer, Verreaux's eagle, kestrels, vultures, lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus), African buzzard (augur buzzard) and thick-billed raven. A total of 21 species of mammals, 3 species of endemic species, 63 species of birds and 7 species of endemic species are recorded.