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wild animals in somalia

Postby gemini_snake » Sun Dec 26, 2010 1:24 am

after 20 yrs of civil war, are there any elephants or lions left in somalia? i was watching a documentary on mozambique and after 15 yrs of civil war some animals were almost wiped out so what's the situation like in somalia? :)

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Re: wild animals in somalia

Postby Goljano Lion » Sun Dec 26, 2010 1:31 am

there are a lot of wild donkeys in Somalia
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Postby shaab_ » Sun Dec 26, 2010 1:33 am

southern riverine areas still have plenty hippos and crocodiles

leopards are abundant in the shabelle region, causing troubles often with farmers. hence the name shabelle for this region. lions have been reported in the juba region, although they are becoming exceedingly rare. some elephants have been reported in the south, but they consume too much greenery and have been ousted by nomads. some giraffes near the Kenyan border as well.

these are common throughout the country including arid parts: warthogs, ostridge, baboons (there was a baboon plague in gaalkacyo a few years ago), all kinds of small primates, several species of gazelle, wild donkeys, all kinds of lizards, jackals, hyena

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Re: wild animals in somalia

Postby XimanJaale » Sun Dec 26, 2010 1:35 am

I was in Gedo this summer, and I saw wildlife, like zebra, crocodile, hyena, hippo, wild pig, ostrich. Yes it depends where in Somalia you want to know about. In Gedo, many wildlife are seen but dangers too!! I had a horrific accident with a crocodile in Juba river in Baardheere.

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Postby gemini_snake » Sun Dec 26, 2010 1:49 am

^ i was thinking about the southern regions, particularly the areas bordering kenya. it's great to hear that they managed to survive after so many years of war. i figured they were either killed off or sold. somalis sell everything. :|

here's the documentary if anyone's interested:
National Geographic - Africas Lost Eden
http://www.novamov.com/video/1zeldi8nnhvjz

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Re: wild animals in somalia

Postby shaab_ » Sun Dec 26, 2010 1:54 am

i fail to see the logic behind why wild animals would disappear due to a civil war. most of the fighting happened within urban areas not in the bush.

the culprit isn't the civil war but unlimited access of grassland that nomads overused, often causing an ecological disequilibrium (leaving too little for wild animals).

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Re: wild animals in somalia

Postby gemini_snake » Sun Dec 26, 2010 2:04 am

actually some fighting did take place outside of the urban centers. anyway, i fail to see why you think the civil war wouldn't cause a decrease in the population of wild animals. a lack of government = a great opportunity for poachers.

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Re: wild animals in somalia

Postby union » Sun Dec 26, 2010 2:11 am

We probably have the worlds greatest number of wild animals. From corner to corner they roam and reproduce. Heck, were even exporting wild animals to locations as far and diverse as Minnesota and Australia.

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Re: wild animals in somalia

Postby shaab_ » Sun Dec 26, 2010 2:12 am

only grazers and large predators who depend on them suffered heavily in recent years. mostly due to nomads depleting land by letting their livestock overgraze the place almost till theirs nothing left for wild grazers. most other animals, especially the riverine ones (hippos, crocodiles) and the arid adapted animals (baboons, ostriches, oryx, lizards, worthhogs) have been completely unaffected by the civil war.

there are also some NGOs working in Somali combating poachers, maybe even better than the previous government. so you guys overestimate the impact of poachers.
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Re: wild animals in somalia

Postby The-Screw » Sun Dec 26, 2010 2:13 am

i fail to see the logic behind why wild animals would disappear due to a civil war.
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while Somali is at war and isn't paying attention to its wildlife, poachers are illegally killing animals. same can be said about Toxic waste in our waters of the coastline. people will take advantage of this, who's there to fight them?

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Re: wild animals in somalia

Postby Shirib » Sun Dec 26, 2010 2:36 am

We probably have the worlds greatest number of wild animals. From corner to corner they roam and reproduce. Heck, were even exporting wild animals to locations as far and diverse as Minnesota and Australia.
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Re: wild animals in somalia

Postby S-D-M » Sun Dec 26, 2010 3:09 am

We probably have the worlds greatest number of wild animals. From corner to corner they roam and reproduce. Heck, were even exporting wild animals to locations as far and diverse as Minnesota and Australia.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Why are you laughing? I think union meant us Somalis (people not animals)

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Re: wild animals in somalia

Postby Coeus » Sun Dec 26, 2010 3:12 am

^ :lol:

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Re: wild animals in somalia

Postby Shirib » Sun Dec 26, 2010 3:18 am

We probably have the worlds greatest number of wild animals. From corner to corner they roam and reproduce. Heck, were even exporting wild animals to locations as far and diverse as Minnesota and Australia.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Why are you laughing? I think union meant us Somalis (people not animals)
I know that. its funny, come on u gotta laugh at yourself sometimes


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