 Click on map to see larger version. For info on this area from The Wildlife Conservation Society click here. Camera trapping surveys have been completed in the following sites to date: Fragmented Forest sites: Vinanibe Lokaitra Farakarina Sahavary Contiguous (Non-fragmented) Forest sites: Soavera Mangabe Anjanaharibe (including two resurveys of this site) | The MamaBay Land/Seascape, located in NE Madagascar, is estimated to contain one percent of all the earths biodiversity. This 7,000 square mile sanctuary is comprised of Masoala National Park, Makira Protected Area, Nosy Mangabe Reserve, and Antongil Bay. This region protects more than 22 species of lemurs, including the critically endangered silky sifaka, as well as the largest remaining population of fossa. The two protected areas that I will focus on for my research will be Masoala National Park (outlined in blue in Fig to left) and Makira Protected Area (outlined in black in Fig to left). Masoala National Park: As Madagascar's largest protected area, Masoala National Park is a top conservation priority with one of the most biologically rich ecosystems on earth. The park (230,000ha) protects a significant percentage of Madagascar's lowland humid evergreen forest, cloud forest, and littoral forests, as well as as a vast number of unique plant and animal species, including six of the eight endemic carnivores of Madagascar. Makira Protected Area: The Makira Protected Area, located just adjacent to the Masoala Peninsula, is characterized as one of the largest contigous stretches of rainforest in Madagascar. Similar to Masoala, Makira (450,000ha) protects several critically endangered species and provides invaluable habitat to the threatened and endemic wildlife of Madagascar. Further, it is believed that Makira is expected to contain the highest levels of biodiversity in all of Madagascar. The Masoala-Makira landscape represents one of the last remaining large tracts of primary rainforest that is critical for the long-term conservation of Madagascar's endemic and severely threatened flora and fauna. |