Photo : From Omo National Park FB pageBy Staff ReporterADDIS ABABA – (BORKENA) – Wild animals including endemic ones are migrating from Ethiopian Omo National Park to neighbouring Kenya and South Sudan due to canal excavation being carried out in connection with the sugar factory project under execution in the domain of the park, Addis Maleda reported here yesterday. Nuru said that a wild species named Zhenbi, which was found only in Omo National Park has become an extinct animal in the area. The breeding, sanctuary and in general the habitat of the precious wild animals has completely been destroyed in connection with the government-run big Omo Kuraz No. He further said that the wild animals are dying in the big canals dug in the park. Up to 40 percent of the Omo National Park with a total domain of ​​293,600 hectares of land has been taken for the Omo Kuraz No.

Source: Ethiopian News July 27, 2023 01:54 UTC