Manongarivo Special Reserve

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Manongarivo Special Reserve

| iucn_category = IV

| iucn_ref = UNEP-WCMC (2022). Protected Area Profile for Manongarivo from the World Database on Protected Areas. Accessed 28 August 2022. [https://www.protectedplanet.net/5026]

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| map = Madagascar

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| map_caption = Location of Manongarivo Reserve

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| location = Northern western Madagascar

| nearest_city = Ambanja

| coordinates = {{coords|14|00|S|48|20|E|region:MG-U|display=inline}}

| area_km2 = 643.56

| established = 1956

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| governing_body = Parcs Nationaux Madagascar – ANGAP

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Manongarivo Reserve is a wildlife reserve in the North-West of Madagascar in the region of Diana.

Manongarivo is home to both the Sambirano mouse lemur and the Sambirano woolly lemur.{{Cite web|title=Manongarivo Special Reserve {{!}} Lemurs of Madagascar|url=https://www.lemursofmadagascar.com/html/watchingsite/761/manongarivo-special-reserve|access-date=2020-12-22|website=www.lemursofmadagascar.com}}

Geography

The reserve has a surface of 64,356 ha and is situated at 35 km from Ambanja. It has an elevation of 1013 metres.{{Cite web|title=Manongarivo Reserve|url=https://mapcarta.com/28210532|access-date=2020-12-22|website=Mapcarta|language=en}}

Flora and fauna

The vegetation is composed of low- and mid-altitude dense humid forest. Low-altitude, dry-transitional forest covers 18% of the reserve, and is dominated by trees of Canarium, Symphonia (and other species of Guttiferae), Terminalia, Ravensara and species of Sapotaceae, with smaller trees such as Phyllarthron in the subcanopy. There are about sixty species of birds in the reserve, thirty of which are endemic to Madagascar.{{Cite web|title=BirdLife Data Zone|url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/manongarivo-special-reserve-and-extension-iba-madagascar|access-date=2020-12-22|website=datazone.birdlife.org}}

Some of the species found in the reserve are:

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References

External links

[https://www.parcs-madagascar.com/parcs/manongarivo.php#en Official site of the Park]

Category:Special reserves of Madagascar

Category:Protected areas in Diana Region

Category:Madagascar subhumid forests

Category:Madagascar dry deciduous forests