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Menelik’s Bushbuck

Stamp Info
Stamp ID: 0796
Size:
25x32 mm
Quantity:
46,000,000
Date of Issue:
December 12, 2002
Denominations:
Birr 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, 0.30, 0.35, 0.40, 0.45, 0.50, 0.55, 0.60, 0.65, 0.70, 0.75, 0.80, 0.85, 0.90, 0.95, 1.00, 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 10.00, 20.00
Process of Printing:
Lithography in four colors
Printed by:
Osterreichische Staatsdruckerei Austria

Stamp Introduction

Orders for stamps (in advance payment) to the Ethiopian Postal Service, Philatelic Section Post Box 1112, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia or to Philatelic Agencies of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Campo-Rodan 9 Rue du Lombard 13-1,000 Brussel, Belgium for Europe. British Isles and the Commonwealth countries or IGPC P.O.Box 4107 Grand Central Post Office 460 West 34 Street New York City. N.Y. 10001 U.S.A for North, Central and South American.

Menelek’s Bushbuk (Tragelaphus scriptus Menelik)

Among the forty races of Bushbuck, the Menelik’s bushbuck holds a special place probably because of its coloration. The bushbuck is an antelope related to the Nyala and the Eland.

It is fairly common in Ethiopia, occurring in the Bale Mountain, in the cedar forests in Menagesha and the Eucalyptus groves of the Entoto Range. But their common habitat is the dense bush in the highland forest up to 4000 meters. The Bale Mountain National Park provides a refuge for them. They are nocturnal and diurnal. They are usually solitary yet in Bale they can be seen in pairs or small family groups of females and the young.

The Menelik’s bushbuck is Endemic to Ethiopia. It is protected within the area of the Bale Mountain National Park. As it is numerous all over its range, it is not considered endangered, and therefore, outside the parks and reserves hunting is permissible on license.