Cal Madow, the gorgeous mountain range of the Northern Somalia is also suffering from environmental degradation. Typically, Somalia remains in the news for the horrific warfare and famine scenario. But a very handful of of us know that Somalia is also a residence of a exclusive flora comprising of a lot more than 500 species of plants. Most of them grow in Cal Madow which is now a sparse and unprotected area of Somalia.
There was a time before 1980’s, when Cal Madow was an crucial tourist location but soon after that, this location was not developed by the Somali authorities. The mountain variety of Cal Madow extends from several miles in the west of Bosaso to the North West of Erigavo. The highest peak of Cal Madow mountain range is 2500m at Shembir beris in the North West of Erigavo. The thick mountain forests are spread at an altitude of in between 700–800 m above sea level, and has a imply annual rainfall of 750–850 mm.
There is no detailed botanic and biological investigation performed in this region so exact statistics of the endemic species are unknown. The location of Cal Madow owes fantastic ecology and organic environment. There is a big concern for the appropriate conservation and protection of this area. The neighborhood folks are also cutting the splendid juniper and boodar trees from the evergreen forests of Cal Madow. We should also keep in mind that this is also causing a bog difficulty for the fauna of this region, as Cal Madow of Somalia is a organic habitat of numerous rare wild species.
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