18/09/2021
The Sokoke dog or also known as the Sokoke bushy-tailed mongoose (Bdeogale omnivora), is a little-known endemic to East African coastal forests. Such as Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and Boni-Dodori Forest in Kenya.
They are strictly nocturnal animals and have a preference for Brachystegia woodland habitat.
Humans continue to put pressure on the few remnant coastal woodlands. Recent proposals to discover and exploit hydrocarbons beneath the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, as well as a large development near the Boni-Dodori Forest Complex, present substantial conservation concerns for this incredibly complex and biodiverse ecosystem.
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Photo credits KANUNDU MWARANDU NGUMBAO, 2017
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