Marotandrano Special Reserve, Category IV
Madagascar National Parks
42,200 ha
Province of Toamasina; Regions of Alaotra Mangoro and Sofia; Districts of Andilamena and Mandritsara
Key Biodiversity Area (KBA), Important Bird Area (IBA)
The Special Reserve of Marotandrano belongs to the Central ecoregion, representative of medium altitude moist evergreen forests.
The specific diversity of lemurs is very high with 12 species. There are also 88 species of birds and 32 species of amphibians.
12 species
3 critically endangered (including the Indri indri - Babakoto), 2 nocturnal lemurs in danger (including the Aye-Aye) and 5 vulnerable
88 species
2 as endangered (among which the Madagascar snake or Firasabe), and 4 vulnerable in the IUCN Red List
38 species
2 locally endemic (including 1 endangered chameleon) and 2 species vulnerable (including 1 chameleon species of the genus Brookesia)
32 species
3 endangered and 2 vulnerable
2 species
3 species
22 species
1 vulnerable
9 species
7 endemic to Madagascar (78%) among which 1 vulnerable
Medium altitude moist evergreen forest, swamp, secondary grassland and pasture, secondary thicket, permanent lakes, caves and waterfalls
Land clearing, illegal logging for timber, collection of secondary products, fires, hunting.
The Marotandrano Special Reserve is a water tower where several rivers in the area have their sources.
Like with all protected areas managed by MNP, the management of the Marotandrano Special Reserve is of the collaborative co-management type with the participation of local community members in conservation and development activities. They are brought together in the CLPs (local park committees) and COSAPs (Protected Areas Guidance and Support Committee).
FAPBM’s support for the Marotandrano Special Reserve started in 2014 for salary costs and some operating costs. The conservation status of key conservation targets has been more or less stable over the past few years, but remains relatively low. This is due to the increase of slash and burn clearing practice.
