Lokacin da mai ɗaukar hoton namun daji Mohammed Almuntasir ya saka wani bidiyo na daƙiƙa 18 a YouTube, bai yi tunanin komai ba game da ƙaramin kyanwa mai launin fari da ke tona rami a cikin yashi a cikin dunƙulen hamada na kudu maso yammacin Libya. Amma wannan bidiyon, wanda aka saka a shekarar 2017, ya zama tabbaci na farko na gaske cewa kyanwar yashi (Felis margarita)—kawai kyanwar daji a duniya da ta dace da yanayin hamada na gaske—tana zaune a Libya.
"Lokacin da na saka shi, babu wanda ya yarda an ɗauke shi a Libya," in ji shi. "Kowa ya musanta shi, amma na ci gaba da nace cewa kyanwar tana nan, a wurare da yawa. Ɗaya daga cikinsu yana da nisan kilomita 70 (mil 43) kawai daga Zintan, inda nake zaune."
Kusan shekaru goma bayan haka, akwai shaidu masu ƙaruwa cewa wannan ba kawai kyanwar yashi ɗaya ba ce. Kudu maso yammacin Libya na iya zama wani wuri mai ƙarfi da ba a gane shi ba ga nau'in. Kyanwar yashi ba ta fi kyanwar gida girma ba, kuma launin yashinta yana sa ba a iya ganinta a mazauninta na halitta, wanda ya ba ta suna "fatalwar hamada."
Almuntasir bai raba bidiyonsa da ƙarfi ba, amma ya sami hankali da kansa. A cikin shekaru, masu bincike da yawa sun tuntuɓe shi, ciki har da Firas Hayder, masanin dabbobi wanda ya kware kan ƙananan dabbobi masu cin nama kuma yana aiki a matsayin mai bincike na postdoctoral a Jami'ar Sol Plaatje a Afirka ta Kudu.
"Ya shawo kaina cewa ya kamata mu yi aiki tare a kan wani bincike don rubuta dawowar wannan dabba zuwa Libya da kuma ƙara ta cikin jerin nau'ikan namun daji na Libya," in ji Almuntasir.
Kudu maso yammacin Libya na ɗaya daga cikin wuraren da ba a yi nazari sosai ba a Arewacin Afirka. Hayder ya ce ya duba duk wani tushen kimiyya da ya ambaci kyanwar yashi a Libya kuma ya gano cewa babu wanda ya ba da wata shaida ko madaidaitan wurare.
"Lokacin da na tambayi Mohammed inda ya ga kyanwar, ya gaya mini cewa ya lura da ita a wurare da yawa," in ji Hayder. "Hakan ya ba ni mamaki."
Ya bayyana cewa wuraren da ke da muhimmancin muhalli a kudu maso yammacin Libya ba su da wuraren kariya, babu tsarin kyamarori na kamawa, babu ƙwararrun ƙungiyoyin filin, kuma babu wata hukuma ta tsakiya don daidaita bincike. Hanyoyin safarar da ke aiki a kan iyakokin da ke da rauni da Aljeriya, Nijar, da Chadi suna sa aikin filin ya zama mai haɗari.
"Yankunan kudu maso yamma na Libya suna aiki da hanyoyin safarar, don haka ba su da aminci," in ji Almuntasir. "Da zarar, mun fuskanci harbe-harbe a lokacin ɗaya daga cikin tafiye-tafiyenmu, kuma dole ne mu bar yankin da sauri."
Bayan haduwa, Hayder da Almuntasir sun fara haɗin gwiwa na shekaru takwas, galibi ana yin shi daga nesa.
"Na koya wa Mohammed hanyoyin bincike na filin daga Afirka ta Kudu—yadda ake rubuta madaidaitan wurare na GPS, yadda ake rubuta kowane gani da hoto ko bidiyo," in ji Hayder. "Ya yi amfani da duk waɗannan a cikin hamada ta kudu maso yamma, yana tattara bayanai daga al'ummomin Tuareg na gida waɗanda suka san ƙasar da kyau."
Almuntasir ya girma a tsaunin Nafusa, inda mutane suka san Hamada al Hamra sosai, wani babban tudun dutse mai dutse a kudu maso yammacin Libya wanda ya rufe murabba'in kilomita 84,000. Ya shiga tafiye-tafiyen mafarauta na gida, yana ɗaukar kyamara maimakon bindiga.
"Za su gaya mini wuraren da suka ga kyanwar yashi kuma su rubuta madaidaitan wurare. Zan haɗa su duka don tsara tafiya ta musamman don ziyartar kowane wuri," in ji shi.
Wani lokaci, shi da jagororinsa suna bin sawun ƙafa na kwanaki don nemo rami, sannan su kafa tanti su jira dabbar ta fito.
Aikinsu ya kai ga wani bincike da aka yi bita da takwarorinsu wanda aka buga a Journal of Arid Environments a watan Fabrairu 2026. Masu bincike sun rubuta kyanwar yashi a wurare 13 a cikin Sahara ta Libya, da kuma kyanwar daji mai ratsin Sahara a sabbin wurare takwas, bakwai daga cikinsu suna wajen iyakar IUCN da aka sani na nau'in. Yawancin ganin kyanwar yashi—15 daga cikin 36—an tattara su a Wadi Armet, wani kwari mai nisa kimanin kilomita 1,000 kudu maso yammacin Tripoli.
Duba hoto a cikakken allo
Wadi Armet wani babban kwari ne wanda ya tashi daga Libya zuwa Aljeriya, wanda aka sani da siffofin dutse na musamman, ciyayi, da tushen ruwa. Yana gida ga nau'ikan da yawa, ciki har da barewa da tumakin Barbary.
"Wannan kwari yana da faɗi sosai," in ji Almuntasir. "Fiye da rabinsa ba a bincika ba saboda ƙasar tana da tauri. Dabbobi suna ƙaura zuwa can a lokacin rani don ruwa. Da yawa suna zuwa daga wurin ajiyar Tassili n'Ajjer a ɗaya gefen iyakar Aljeriya."
Sakamakon ya nuna cewa waɗannan nau'ikan sun fi yaduwa kuma suna cikin yanayi mafi kyau a Libya fiye da yadda ake tsammani, kuma cewa kudu maso yammacin ƙasar na iya zama mafaka mai ƙarfi ga dabbobin da suka dace da hamada. Kyanwar yashi na ɗaya daga cikin dabbobi masu shayarwa da yawa da ake ɗauka suna cikin haɗari a Libya, ciki har da damisa, barewa dama, da kuma beran yashi.
"Koyaushe akwai babban alamar tambaya a kan Libya saboda rashin karatu da bincike," in ji Ibrahim Elkahwage, shugaban Ƙungiyar Kare Namun Daji ta Libya da kuma kwamitin IUCN na Libya. "Wannan bincike wata muhimmiyar gudummawa ce da za ta iya taimakawa wajen bayyana ɗimbin halittu masu ɓoye a cikin Sahara ta Libya."
Amma masu binciken sun kuma sami lokuta na kyanwar yashi da ake sayarwa a matsayin dabbobin gida a kasuwannin gida, kuma a wasu lokuta, mafarauta suna kashe su da gangan.
Duba hoto a cikakken allo
Kyanwar yashi tana aiki da dare kuma tana da wuya a ganta da rana, musamman saboda ƙaramin girmanta da gashinta da ke haɗuwa da ƙasar da ke kewaye.
Saboda kyanwar yashi tana cin ƙananan rodents kamar jerboas, da kuma macizai masu dafi da kunama, tana taka muhimmiyar rawa wajen hana lalacewar ciyayi masu iyaka waɗanda ke tallafawa yanayin hamada.
"Duk 'yan Libya ya kamata su shiga cikin ƙoƙarin kiyayewa," in ji Hayder. "Suna buƙatar jin nauyi—cewa waɗannan nau'ikan suna wakiltar muhallinsu da ƙasarsu."
An samar da wannan labari tare da haɗin gwiwar Egab.
Tambayoyin da Aka Yi Yawa
Ga jerin tambayoyin da ake yi yawa game da bidiyon YouTube wanda ba da gangan ya tabbatar da wanzuwar kyanwar yashi ta Libya, an rubuta su cikin yanayin tattaunawa na halitta
Tambayoyi na Matakin Farko
1 Menene ainihin kyanwar yashi
Kyanwar yashi ƙaramar kyanwar daji ce da ke zaune a hamada Tana kama da kyanwar gida kaɗan amma tana da kai mai faɗi da lebur da ƙafafu masu gashi don tafiya a kan yashi mai zafi
2 Me yasa babu wanda ya yarda kyanwar yashi ta wanzu a Libya
Tsawon shekaru da yawa, akwai ƴan tsofaffin rahotanni da hotuna marasa haske Masana kimiyya sun ɗauka cewa nau'in ya ƙare a Libya saboda asarar mazauni da farauta, don haka suka daina nemansa
3 Ta yaya bidiyon YouTube ya tabbatar da wanzuwarta ba da gangan ba
Wani mutum ɗan Libya yana ɗaukar bidiyo mai sauƙi na motarsa a hamada A baya, wata ƙaramar dabba ta wuce Lokacin da mutane suka kalli bidiyon da kyau, suka gane cewa kyanwar yashi ce—mai rai a daji
4 Shin an yi bidiyon ne don nemo kyanwar
A'a, ko kaɗan Mutumin yana yin bidiyo ne kawai game da motarsa Kyanwar kawai ta faru ta shiga cikin hoton, shi ya sa ake kira ganowa ba da gangan ba
5 Shin kyanwar yashi tana da haɗari ga mutane
A'a Kyanwar yashi dabbobi ne masu kunya da aiki da dare waɗanda ke guje wa mutane Girmansu kusan na kyanwar gida ne kuma za su gudu maimakon yaƙi
Tambayoyi na Matsakaici
6 Ta yaya masana kimiyya suka tabbatar da cewa dabbar a cikin bidiyon kyanwar yashi ce da gaske
Masana sun duba siffofin kyanwar na musamman a cikin bidiyon—kanta mai faɗi, kunnuwa manya da ke ƙasa a gefe, da ratsi masu duhu a ƙafafu da wutsiya Waɗannan halaye sun dace da kyanwar yashi kawai
7 Me yasa wannan ganowa yake da muhimmanci ga kiyayewa
Yana tabbatar da cewa nau'in da ake tsammani ya ƙare a yankin har yanzu yana raye Wannan yana nufin masu kiyayewa za su iya yin aiki don kare mazaunin kyanwar yashi a Libya da kuma lura da yawanta
8 Wadanne matsaloli ne kyanwar yashi ta fuskanta musamman waɗanda suka sa mutane suka ɗauka ta ɓace
Galibi lalacewar mazauni daga hako mai, gina hanyoyi, da farauta ta mutane Hakanan saboda suna da ɓoye, babu wanda ya ga ɗaya tsawon shekaru da yawa
9 Shin akwai wasu dabbobi da suka ƙare da ke ɓoye a bayyane a YouTube
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