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Greening Eritrea!

Post by Zmeselo » 10 Mar 2025, 22:51


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Re: Greening Eritrea!

Post by Zmeselo » 11 Mar 2025, 00:03





Blue bird on the Massawa-Asmara road


Eritrean Raptor


Brown Booby flying over Eritrea's coast


Brown-throated weaver


Geese just outside of Asmara


Eritrean Geese flying on the Dahlak Islands


Egret on the Dahlak Kebir island


Eritrean raptor flying near the coast


Hooded Vulture on Dahlak Kebir


Great Egret flying on the Dahlak Kebir shores


Pelican outside of Asmara


More Pelicans outside of Asmara


Blue Heron flying near Dahlak Kebir


A Eurasian Hoopoee just outside of Asmara


A Golden eagle on Asmara-Massawa road

📸 Christian Vigna http://www.madote.com/2010/12/photos-of ... e.html?m=1
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Re: Greening Eritrea!

Post by Zmeselo » 11 Mar 2025, 00:36

Eritrea fish species (Source: https://www.fishbase.se/identification/ ... _code=F111)



Acanthurus nigrofuscus


Acanthurus sohal


Acanthurus xanthopterus


Zebrasoma desjardinii


Zebrasoma xanthurum


Aetobatus ocellatus


Alopias pelagicus


Anguilla anguilla


Abantennarius nummifer


Apistus carinatus


Ptarmus gallus


Cheilodipterus arabicus


Cheilodipterus novemstriatus


Cheilodipterus pygmaios


Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus


Nectamia fusca


Nectamia zebrina


Ostorhinchus bryx


Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus


Rhabdamia nigrimentum


Siphamia goreni


Netuma thalassina


Atherinomorus forskalii


Abalistes stellatus


Canthidermis macrolepis


Sufflamen albicaudatum





Cirripectes filamentosus


Ecsenius frontalis


Ecsenius gravieri


Ecsenius nalolo


Istiblennius edentulus


Istiblennius flaviumbrinus


Istiblennius unicolor


Petroscirtes ancylodon


Caesio caerulaurea


Caesio lunaris


Caesio striata


Caesio suevica


Caesio varilineata


Gymnocaesio gymnoptera


Pterocaesio chrysozona


Callionymus delicatulus


Callionymus filamentosus
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Re: Greening Eritrea!

Post by Zmeselo » 11 Mar 2025, 00:57

Eritrea's natural mineral resources are:


Gold


Silver


Copper


Potash


Zinc


Oil


Natural gas


Cement


Gypsum


Granite


Marble


Ceramics


Limestone


Iron ore


Salt


Source:



https://www.azomining.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=201
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Re: Greening Eritrea!

Post by Zmeselo » 11 Mar 2025, 02:30

Wildlife:



Abyssinian hare


African wild cat


Black-backed jackal


African golden wolf


Genet


Ground squirrel


Pale fox


Soemmerring's gazelle


Warthog


Dorcas gazelle


Lion


Elephant


Leopard


Spotted Hyena


Greater Kudu


Klipspringer


Salt's Dik Dik


Hamadryas/Sacred Baboon


Rock Hyrax


Aardvark


Slender Mongoose


Crested Porcupine

Snake species: Saw-scaled Viper, Puff Adder, Red Spitting Cobra, Python

Lizard species: Eritrean Agama, Chameleon, Red-headed Rock Agama, Johnston's Long-tailed Lizard, Yellow-throated Plated Lizard



Source: http://ibis.atwebpages.com/birdwatching ... ldlife.htm

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Re: Greening Eritrea!

Post by Zmeselo » 11 Mar 2025, 02:39


Emba Soira is the highest mountain in Eritrea, measuring in at 3,018 meters above sea level.

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