Kasijy Special Reserve
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| name = Kasijy Special Reserve
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| map_caption = Location of Kasijy Special Reserve
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| location = Betsiboka Region, Madagascar
| nearest_city = Antanimbaribe, Kandreho
| coordinates = {{coord|17|04|S|45|55|E|source:frwiki_scale:300000|display=inline}}
| area_km2 = 229.56
| established = {{start date and age|1956|9|10|df=y}}
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Kasijy Special Reserve is a {{convert|19800|ha}} wildlife reserve in the Betsiboka region of Madagascar. Nearly half of the species of plants and animals recorded within the reserve are endemic to Madagascar and BirdLife International have listed the reserve as an Important Bird Area.)
Geography
Kasijy Special Reserve is {{convert|20|km}} north-west of Bemonto (municipality of Antanimbaribe) in the Betsiboka region of Madagascar. Access is difficult because of the poor roads and there is no accommodation or Park Office in the reserve.{{cite web|title=Kasijy Special Reserve|url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/6555|website=BirdLife International|accessdate=20 November 2016}} The nearest accommodation is in the port of Mahajanga, to the north.{{cite web|title=Kasijy Special Reserve|url=http://www.madagaskar.com/parks-and-reserves/kasijy-special-reserve.html|website=Madagaskar.com|accessdate=20 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702223614/http://www.madagaskar.com/parks-and-reserves/kasijy-special-reserve.html|archive-date=2 July 2016|url-status=dead}} There are two outcrops of karst, the Kasijy massif and the smaller Analamajera massif; both are covered in forest. Kasijy Special Reserve covers {{convert|19800|ha}}, of which {{convert|14931|ha}} are savanna and {{convert|4394|ha}} tropical rainforest. There is also swamp and open water on the reserve.{{cite web|title=Kasijy |url=http://www.parcs-madagascar.com/fiche-aire-protegee_en.php?Ap=37 |website=Madagascar National Park |accessdate=20 November 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612164845/http://www.parcs-madagascar.com/fiche-aire-protegee_en.php?Ap=37 |archivedate=12 June 2012 }} The site is bordered by three rivers; in the north is the Andranomaitso River, the Mahavavy Sud River in the east and the Mahiarere River to the south. The climate is harsh with a dry season from April to November when the rivers run dry, and the reserve is closed to visitors in the wet season which runs from December to April.{{cite web|title=Kasijy Special Reserve|url=http://www.travelmadagascar.org/PARKS/Kasijy-Reserve.html|website=Travel Madagascar|accessdate=20 November 2016}} Annual rainfall is {{convert|1679| mm}} and temperatures can reach {{convert|38|C}}.
The dominant ethnic groups are the Sakalava people and Tsimihety people.
Wildlife
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The karst outcrops are covered in dense, semi-deciduous, and dry forest and the typical trees are species of Adansonia, Cedrelopsis and Hildegardia. In the southern part of the reserve is savannah with woody shrubs.
Fifteen species of mammals, six species of amphibian, 22 species of reptiles and 67 species of birds have, so far, been recorded on the reserve.
- Accipiter henstii (Henst's goshawk)
- Coua coquereli (Coquerel's coua)
- Coua gigas (giant coua)
- Falculea palliata (sickle-billed vanga)
- Philepitta schlegeli (Schlegel's asity)
- Ploceus sakalava (Sakalava weaver)
Threats
The savanna is graze by herds of introduced zebu.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120612164717/http://www.parcs-madagascar.com/madagascar-national-parks_en.php?Navigation=25 Madagascar National Parks]
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Category:1956 establishments in Madagascar
Category:Important Bird Areas of Madagascar
Category:Special reserves of Madagascar