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This is a list of protected areas of Somalia. Protected areas include national parks and wildlife reserves . [ 1 ] The boundaries and areas of Somalia's protected areas are not reported, and there has been little formal protection or management of most areas since the collapse of Somalia's central government in 1991.
Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC. Thieme, Michelle L. (2005). Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC.
The Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets is a semi-arid tropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion in the Horn of Africa. It is home to diverse communities of plants and animals, including several endemic species.
The Nile crocodile is very common in southern Somalia. Somalia has roughly 235 species of reptiles, of which almost half live in its northern areas. The Nile crocodile is very common in southern Somalia, and is the largest crocodilian found in Africa. Adult males can grow to between 12 and 16 feet long.
The Somali montane xeric shrublands is a desert and xeric scrubland ecoregion in Somalia. The ecoregion lies in the rugged Karkaar Mountains , which run parallel and close to Somalia's northern coast on the Gulf of Aden , and follows coast from Cape Guardafui south to Eyl on the Arabian Sea .
The Lag Badana area contains over 200 vascular plant species and is home to rare animals like the lesser kudu. Of the plants, around 20 are endemic. [5] Since 2005, the protected area is considered a Lion Conservation Unit. [6] The park has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International. [7]
The ecoregion forms a strip along Somalia's low-lying coastal plain facing the Indian Ocean. The ecoregion extends for approximately 800 km along the coast, from about 2º and 5º N latitude. The dunes reach 10 to 15 miles inland from the coast. They are composed of white or orange sand, and are up to 60 meters high.
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