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Area: 9,826 Protected area status: Special reserve Year established: 1956 General location: northwestern Madagascar Location and Access: Accessible by road during the dry season Climate: Dry tropical, influenced by monsoon rains during the hot wet season (November to April) Average temperature: 24°C Elevation: 0 to 800 m Precipitation: 100-150 cm Description: Maningoza is home to one of the last remaining areas of the dry tropical forest growing on ferralitic soils. Many rare species of endemic flora and fauna are found in this protected area. Maningoza is made up of dry deciduous forest with an open canopy at 16 -25 m. In degraded areas there is grassy savanna with palm trees. FAUNA Birds: 73 Reptiles: 27 Lizards: 11 Chameleons: 3 Snakes: 10 Frogs: 4 Mammals: 15 Lemur species: 5 (Eulemur fulvus rufus, Propithecus verreauxi deckeni, Hapalemur griseus, Microcebus murinus and Cheirogaleus medius) FLORA: According to ANGAP, Maningoza has several types of ecosystems: Species: 165 Dominant ethnic group(s): Sakalava Official web page MAP/Satellite Picture --> Pictures on this site were taken with a Konica Minolta
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RECENT NEWS Madagascar’s frog haven: rich, underexplored, threatened (03/04/2015) Madagascar is a treasure trove of frogs. Located off the east coast of Africa, this large island nation has more than 500 species of frogs, many of which are found nowhere else in the world. Much of Madagascar’s rich biodiversity remains understudied. As researchers comb through the country’s forests, they continue to discover previously undescribed species of frogs, adding to Madagascar’s amphibian diversity. Rainforest loss increased in the 2000s, concludes new analysis (02/25/2015) Loss of tropical forests accelerated roughly 60 percent during the 2000s, argues a paper published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. The findings contradict previous research suggesting that deforestation slowed since the 1990s. The study is based on a map of 1990 forest cover developed last year by Do-Hyung Kim and colleagues from the University of Maryland. The map, which includes 34 countries that contain 80 percent of the world's tropical forests, enabled the researchers to establish a consistent baseline for tracking forest cover change across regions and countries over time. More news GEAR 
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