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| Amir, O.G. | |
| Wildlife trade in Somalia | |
| 2007 Wildlife Middle East (1): 2-2 | |
Somalia's fauna is rated among the most interesting in Africa, owing to its high species richness and level of endemism. The species richness reflects the high diversity of ecosystems and wildlife of habitats. About 142 vertebrates are endemic into the country, comprising 8 species of birds, 22 species of fresh water fish, 82 species of amphibians and reptiles and 30 mammals. The Somali fauna contains very highly adapted arid and semi-arid ecosystems of Northeastern Africa and is considered a high conservation priority. The initial objectives of the survey was to reassess the presence of Bulo-burte bush shrike (_Laniarius libertatus_) along the riverbank of Shabelle in Hiran region, and further the survey aimed to assess general impact of wildlife trade to the fauna in southern Somalia. However, the recent fighting between Mogadishu warlords and unions of Islamic courts made it impossible to achieve the first objective and therefore we had to execute the second objective. The refined objectives were to identify trade-affected species; routes of wildlife trade in Somalia and export destinations, as well as to assess the wildlife trade and its impact on threatened fauna in Somalia. |
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