Sahara wildlife is getting less and less

Scientists recently reported that the number of wildlife species living in the Sahara desert is disappearing with amazing speed.

Although the harsh environment is unsuitable for humans, the Sahara, the world's largest tropical desert, is the ideal place to live for some wildlife.

This is home to wild animals such as antelopes, leopards, lions, scorpions, snakes, rodents and many other rare species. However, according to researchers from the Association of Wildlife Conservation and the Zoological Society of London, England, the number of these species is disappearing rapidly due to many factors.

Scientists studied 14 species of animals living in the desert and found that at least half of them were extinct in a particular area, or that the numbers were significantly restricted in a geographical area. smaller reason.

The number of wild animals in the Sahara desert is decreasing.(Artwork: UPI)

Among the extinct species discovered are Bubal horned antelopes, scimitar oryx . Wild dogs and African lions almost disappear from the wild environment. Nubia wild goats still live in arid lands but are classified as animal species vulnerable to external impacts. The number of jaguar species, flower leopard is also declining.

The scimitar oryx is the clearest evidence that animals that live in the Sahara desert are disappearing due to the sale of wild animals and lack of habitat. So far, this antelope lives only in captivity. The most recent photograph of the scimitar oryx in the wild was in 1982.

According to the researchers, the lack of security measures as well as hunting takes place uncontrollably, along with environmental problems are the main reasons for the number of wildlife species here day. The more the decline. However, they also believe that this situation can be prevented if the authorities pay more attention to this issue, similar to tropical forests.

Sarah Durant, the head of the study, said the scientific community can make certain contributions by providing basic information on biodiversity, as well as developing many new directions of stability. more specifically, to protect animals and ecosystems in the Sahara in particular and other desert areas in general.

The team also said that some African countries are participating in supporting wildlife conservation. The Niger Republic has established the Termit and Tin Toumma National Nature Reserve with an area of ​​about 97,000 square kilometers, making shelter for about 200 Saharan antelopes and newspapers.

The government of the Chad Republic is cooperating with several animal protection organizations to bring the scimitar oryx back to live in the wild environment at Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Reserve.

The Sahara lies in the north of Africa and covers an area of ​​about 9.4 million square kilometers.