Warsangali Linnet

[Shirib]

Just ran accross this. Is there a special name for this bird in Somali?

The Warsangli Linnet (Carduelis johannis) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found only in Somalia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[Calibesteen]

Just ran accross this. Is there a special name for this bird in Somali?

The Warsangli Linnet (Carduelis johannis) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found only in Somalia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

It is found in Sanag region and northern part of Sool region of Somalia. Its habitat is dense montane forests. High elevation. That place was paradise 100 years ago with panther (black leopard), leopard, all kind of antilope. Somalia had beautiful nature and we have to restore and preserve.

[Brobaganda]

I was expecting a fish

[Shirib]

Calibesteen,

Do you know what has happened to Somalia's wild life? Is there still wild life around?

[Shirib]

I was expecting a fish

[Thuganomics]

I came across this a few months back too.You can see it in the threads below.

[Garaad_LQ]

that's the national bird of Maakhiria

it's only found in the highlands Cal Madow area ,hey maybe i should use it as an avatar

[Calibesteen]

Calibesteen,

Do you know what has happened to Somalia's wild life? Is there still wild life around?

The wildlife still exists but major predators like Lion and leopard are wiped out. You may find lion in southern Somalia on the border with Kenya and in the Somali region of Etiopia. Antilopes are also extinct in some parts. The same thing with Rhinos, Elephants, Giraffes.

The Siyaad Barre administration were actually planning a national reserve in late 80 but the civil war broke out and people destroyed many habitats. Sanaag mountain range was protected by Siyaad Barre administration and they nationalised the frankincense trade inorder to protect the trees and the enviroment. Today frankincense in northern Somalia has no value and people are exploiting the trees and you more you harvest from a tree, then the seeds of that tree will become bad and it will not reproduce. Somali are crazy people. If we kill eachother like it is nothing, we definitely will not spare animal.