As in many neighboring countries, most of the environmental problems in Ethiopia are associated with deforestation and endangered species.
Video Environmental issues in Ethiopia
Geological issues
The Ethiopian Rift Utama is geologically active and prone to earthquakes. Hot springs and active volcanoes are found at the eastern end near the Red Sea. Elsewhere, the land is eroding, overgrowing, deforestation, and frequent droughts. Water shortages are common in some areas during the dry season. The main causes of degradation are demand for more land for agriculture, fuel and construction and for grazing land.
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Endangered Animals
Ethiopian Wolves
The Ethiopian wolf is one of the rarest and most endangered of all canid species. Many of the names given to this species reflect the previous uncertainty about the taxonomic position. However, Ethiopian wolves are now thought to be linked to wolves of the genus Canis , apparently around US $ 175 each for taxidermists who then sell lion dolls for US $ 400. "To date our immediate solution is to send them to taxidermists, but the final and best solution is to extend the zoo to a wider area, "Muhedin said.
The director of the wildlife division of the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture said he did not know the lions were destroyed.
Deforestation
References
- Haileselassie, A. (2004) "Ethiopian struggle over land reform," World Press Review 51.4, 32 (2). Expanded Academic ASAP.
- Hillstrom, K & amp; Hillstrom, C. (2003). Africa and the Middle East; The continental picture of the Environmental Issues . Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO.
- Maddox, G.H. (2006). Sub-Saharan Africa: Environmental history . Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
- McCann.J.C. (1990). "The Great Agrarian Cycle? Productivity in the Highland of Ethiopia, 1900 - 1987," Interdisciplinary History Journal , 20: 3, pp. 389-416. (Retrieved November 18, 2006 from the JSTOR database)
- McCann, J.C. (1999). Green land, brown soil, black soil: Environmental history of Africa 1800-1990 . Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
- Mongabay.com "Ethiopian Statistics." (Retrieved November 18, 2006)
- Parry, J (2003). "Tree helicopters into tree planters," Appropriate Technology , 30 (4), 38-39. Retrieved 22 November 2006, from the ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 538367341)
- Parry, K (2003) "Perceptions of forest cover and planting and tree ownership in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia" unasylva , vol 54 Iss: 213 (2003), p. 18 (2).
- Sucoff, E. (2003). "Deforestation", Encyclopedia of the Environment , at pp.358-359. Detroit: Gale.
- Williams, M. (2006). Deforestation of the earth: From prehistory to global crisis: An Abridgement. Chicago: University Press.
External links
- WildCRU - Conservation of the Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) University of Oxford Department of Zoology website
- Eco-Tourism and Wildlife in Oromo region
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