Andranomena - Fondation pour les Aires Protégées et la Biodiversité de Madagascar

Manager

Madagascar National Parks (MNP)

Area

6 420 Ha

Geographic Location

Toliara Province; Menabe Region; Morondava District

International label

Key Biodiversity Area, Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) site

Flagship Species

The northern part of the Special Reserve of Andranomena shelters a relatively dense dry forest while the central and southern parts present slightly degraded forms. In favor of some basins, there are also small lakes, mainly temporary, surrounded by grassy swamps. The southern and eastern limits are covered with secondary formations where some sacred baobabs remain. Among the flagship species, Andranomena is home to the flat-tailed turtle and the smallest primate in the world, the microcèbe of Mme Berthe.

Primates

8 species

3 of which are critically endangered (the small lepilemur, the sifaka, the microcèbe of Mme Berthe), 2 endangered and 2 vulnerable

Birds

58 species

2 of which are endangered (e.g. the Madagascan grebe)

Reptiles

28 species

1 critically endangered (the flat-tailed turtle), 1 endangered, 2 vulnerable

Amphibians

6 species

Carnivores

3 species

1 endangered and 1 vulnerable (the fosa)

Other mammals

11 species

1 endangered (the giant jumping rat)

Plants

54 species

45 endemic to Madagascar, of which 3 are endangered and 2 vulnerable

Landscapes and habitats

Dense dry forest, degraded dry forest, grassy swamps, secondary forest and thickets, temporary lakes, secondary grasslands and pastures.

Pressures and threats

Fire and clearing, selective cutting, secondary product collection, timber collection, migration.

Economic value

The reserve constitutes with the national park of Kirindy Mite a regulator of the climate of the region as well as a genetic reservoir of biodiversity

Initiatives of the populations

Like all protected areas managed by MNP, the management of the Kirindy Mite – Andranomena management unit (UG) is a collaborative with the participation of local community members in conservation and development activities. They are grouped in the CLP (local park committee) and COSAP (Protected Areas Orientation and Support Committee).

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