During 1950 and early 1951 I was fortunate enough to be able to study and observe the state of wild life in South Ethiopia, a privilege that few Europeans can claim in recent years. The area concerned lies north of the Kenya border and stretches from Lake Rudolf in the west, eastwards some 500 miles to Dolo and beyond into the Bale-Ogaden territory, including the Provincesof Sidamo-Borana and Gamu-Gofa (but excluding North Sidamo and the Omo River).