Ambohitantely Special Reserve
Ambohitantely Special Reserve | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Map of Madagascar | |
Location | Ankazobe, Analamanga, Madagascar |
Coordinates | 18°09′40″S 47°18′07″E / 18.161°S 47.302°E[1] |
Area | 5,600 ha (14,000 acres) |
Established | 1982 |
Ambohitantely Special Reserve is a 5,600-hectare (14,000-acre) wildlife reserve of Madagascar.[2]
Geography
This reserve is situated in Analamanga region, 140 km (87 mi) north-west of the town of Antananarivo in the district of Ankazobe. It covers 1,800 ha (4,400 acres) of primary rainforests and 3,800 ha (9,400 acres) of
The ethnic groups living in and around the reserve are the Betsileo, Betsimisaraka, and Merina peoples.[3]
Flora and fauna
The main habitats of the reserve are primary rainforests and
Three lemur species are found in the reserve: brown mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus), eastern woolly lemur (Avahi laniger), and common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus). Rare birds found in the reserve include the Malagasy harrier (Circus macrosceles) and Madagascar ibis (Lophotibis cristata).[2] The frog Anodonthyla vallani is likely occurs only within the reserve.[6]
The reserve is the only known habitat of the critically endangered Darth Vader giant pill millipede (Zoosphaerium darthvaderi).[7]
Threats
The area is threatened with slash-and-burn agriculture and irrigation for rice paddies.[3]
References
- ^ "Ambohitantely Special Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
- ^ a b c "Réserve Spéciale Ambohitantely". Madagascar National Parks. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "Ambohitantely Special Reserve". Travel Madagascar. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Ambohitantely Special reserve". Madagaskar.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ Lucas, James. "Demographic Survey of the Sohisika (Schizolaena tampoketsana) at Ankafobe, Madagascar". SIT Digital Collections. School for International Training. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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