Babile Elephant
IUCN IISanctuary · 1970
8 785 km²
Commune · ETH
Kurfa Chele
Ethiopia
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(67 %)
Species observed
24
Observations
47
Area
233,4km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
24 distinct species · 47 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,2°C
Annual rain
1 219mm
Warmest m°
23,6°C
Coldest m°
10,5°C
Elevation: 2 046 m on average (min 1 479 m, max 3 015 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,2°C
Annual rain
1 219mm
Warmest month
23,6°C
Coldest month
10,5°C
Mean alt.
2 046m
Min
1 479m
Max
3 015m
Std. dev.
319m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(67 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
29,4g/kg
Clay
40,0%
Sand
30,9%
Silt
29,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Misraq Harerge
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
41,3g/kg
Clay
38,9%
Sand
31,3%
Silt
29,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
25,7g/kg
Clay
39,5%
Sand
31,1%
Silt
29,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
21,2g/kg
Clay
41,5%
Sand
30,2%
Silt
28,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest10.6%
Crops42.6%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil2.7%
Other (grassland, water…)43.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1,4km
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
1 230km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
858mm/an
Mean T°
17,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,42
Mean runoff
57mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 025m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
87,7%
Pesticides
2,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN