Kuni-Muktar Mountain Nyala Sanctuary

Kuni-Muktar Mountain Nyala Sanctuary
Location in Ethiopia
LocationWest Hararghe Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Nearest cityChiro
Coordinates9°01′00″N 40°51′05″E / 9.01667°N 40.85139°E / 9.01667; 40.85139
Established1989
Governing bodyEthiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA)

Kuni-Muktar Mountain Nyala Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It was set up in 1989 through the intervention of the Zoological Society of London to safeguard a small decreasing population of the critically endangered Mountain nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni).

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