Wildlife seek refuge in ....Somalia.

SahanGalbeed · Post by **SahanGalbeed** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 1:50 pm

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/k ... 12634.html

Allahu Akbar !

Post by **FAH1223** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 1:56 pm

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/k ... 12634.html

Wild elephants, lions, leopards, giraffe, buffalo and ostriches have been spotted in Somalia's Lower Jubba area in the first sightings of the animals in the east African country in decades.

The animals are believed to have been displaced from Kenya's Boni forest by ongoing security operations against the armed group al-Shabab that operates in the area.

Boni forest, which is a national reserve for conservation, borders Somalia.

"The animals are coming back in large numbers. Inside the town we have ostriches walking around. Leopards and elephants are just outside the town," Farah Haybe, Badaade district commissioner, told Al Jazeera.

The densely forested area used to be home to herds of wild animals and birds until the start of the Somali war in 1991 which led to unabated poaching.

The animals which escaped the poachers, migrated across the border in to Kenya. But with sense of normalcy now returning to Somalia the animals' fortunes seems to be changing.

"The animals are returning from Kenya because they find peace here. They are not disturbed here. They are free and they find plenty of food here," Haybe said.

With this latest development local authorities have been busy advising the population to not harm the wild animals.

"We have told all the butchers in the area it is illegal to kill or sell the meat of wild animals. But everyone is happy to see the animals back." Haybe said.

GAMES · Post by **GAMES** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 1:58 pm

Does anyone know if Giraffe and leopards is native to Somalia?

I know Lions and Elephants have always been found in the horn, but not sure about Giraffe's.

Itrah · Post by **Itrah** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 1:59 pm

GAMES wrote:Does anyone know if Giraffe and leopards is native to Somalia?

I know Lions and Elephants have always been found in the horn, but not sure about Giraffe's.

There's a subspecies called ''Somali Giraffe'':

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticulated_giraffe

GIJaamac · Post by **GIJaamac** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:00 pm

Fu*k ! Bad timing. Skinnies will hunt them down. Specially the elephants.

GAMES · Post by **GAMES** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:03 pm

Oh wow, didn't know that, thanks Itrah.

SahanGalbeed · Post by **SahanGalbeed** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:08 pm

Wow beautiful wallahi, better looking than the one in Fah's thread

Post by **FAH1223** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:10 pm

GIJaamac wrote:Fu*k ! Bad timing. Skinnies will hunt them down. Specially the elephants.

I know. They eradicated all the elephants in the 1980s/1990s.

GAMES · Post by **GAMES** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:16 pm

They are probably fleeing Kenya to escape illegal poaching and killing.

#AnimalLivesMatter.

Garaad_LQ · Post by **Garaad_LQ** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:30 pm

Alshabaab xoolihi soomaalia laga dhacay bay soo celinayaan

waayeel101 · Post by **waayeel101** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:44 pm

ila ya u sheega odeygi dhurwa in hilibkisa lagu cuno dhulkas. waaba iyago ugaadh ah.

Cherine · Post by **Cherine** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 4:24 pm

GIJaamac wrote:Fu*k ! Bad timing. Skinnies will hunt them down. Specially the elephants.

The animals need to tahriib from Zoomalia.

Hodan94 · Post by **Hodan94** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 4:55 pm

Great sign.

BVSNet · Post by **BVSNet** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 4:58 pm

It's time to go back home...

RoobleAlWaliid · Post by **RoobleAlWaliid** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 5:06 pm

Mashallah great news.

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