Jilib National Park (JNP) is the largest national park in Somalia. It is around 950km square kilometres in area. It lies in the south of the country, just off the main road between Mogadishu and Jilib. The nearest towns are Haranka, Makaso, Geesguud., Galshiq-Abiikar, Arbo Abdi, Dhay-Tubako and Homboy.
After Civil war begun 1991 none Visitors (in 1988 300 Visitors counted)
Governing body
under control Ministry of tourism and Wildlife , Federal Government of Somalia
History Of The Parkedit
Jilib National Park was the first national park to be established in the country. During 1970s, the Ministry of Tourism under the Siad Barre administration sought to center the tourist industry in the vicinity of the park,
By 1989, newer legislation was drafted governing the establishment of national parks, game reserves and special reserves. The conservation of wildlife resources was at this time overseen by the Ministry of Livestock, Forestry and Range's National Range Agency. Its Department of Wildlife also operated an independent law-enforcement unit, which had been created through presidential decree. Following the outbreak of the civil war in 1991, development of the national park came to a halt. After the collapse of the central government of Somalia, a group of diaspora from the sheekhaal community tried to restore wildlife tourism in their region Middle Juba, and they held various conference meetings in many places outside of the country they agreed to build the park with contribution fund.
jilib, national, park, largest, national, park, somalia, around, 950km, square, kilometres, area, lies, south, country, just, main, road, between, mogadishu, jilib, nearest, towns, haranka, makaso, geesguud, galshiq, abiikar, arbo, abdi, dhay, tubako, homboy, . Jilib National Park JNP is the largest national park in Somalia It is around 950km square kilometres in area It lies in the south of the country just off the main road between Mogadishu and Jilib The nearest towns are Haranka Makaso Geesguud Galshiq Abiikar Arbo Abdi Dhay Tubako and Homboy Jilib National ParkIUCN category II national park Locationmiddle Juba SomaliaNearest cityJilibCoordinates3 47 00 N 47 07 00 E 3 783333 N 47 116667 E 3 783333 47 116667 1 Area9 50km sqEstablished1970sVisitorsAfter Civil war begun 1991 none Visitors in 1988 300 Visitors counted Governing bodyunder control Ministry of tourism and Wildlife Federal Government of SomaliaHistory Of The Park editJilib National Park was the first national park to be established in the country During 1970s the Ministry of Tourism under the Siad Barre administration sought to center the tourist industry in the vicinity of the park By 1989 newer legislation was drafted governing the establishment of national parks game reserves and special reserves The conservation of wildlife resources was at this time overseen by the Ministry of Livestock Forestry and Range s National Range Agency Its Department of Wildlife also operated an independent law enforcement unit which had been created through presidential decree Following the outbreak of the civil war in 1991 development of the national park came to a halt After the collapse of the central government of Somalia a group of diaspora from the sheekhaal community tried to restore wildlife tourism in their region Middle Juba and they held various conference meetings in many places outside of the country they agreed to build the park with contribution fund Wildlife editAfrican bush elephant population low in the 1980s caused by poaching and numbered over 100 before begin Somali Civil War 1991 The African buffalo in the 1950s and 1980s increased to 1500 individuals The black rhinoceros population was small number to about 30 individuals in the 1980s Other mammal carnivores include the Cheetah spotted hyena black backed jackal honey badger caracal serval banded mongoose The African wild dog was reintroduced to the area in 1980s after disappearing in 1991 when the Somali Civil War begun Other mammals include hippopotamus common warthog aardvark aardwolf African wildcat African civet common genet striped weasel bat eared fox ground pangolin crested porcupine Reptiles include Nile crocodile Nile monitor Jackson s chameleon African python black mamba black necked spitting cobra and puff adder citation needed Jilib SomaliaReferences edit Somalia National Parks Happy Tours Archived from the original on 15 June 2013 Retrieved 13 June 2013 nbsp This Africa protected areas related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Somalia location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jilib National Park amp oldid 1182704262, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
