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Masoala National Park - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 15°18′13″S 50°03′09″E / 15.30361°S 50.05250°E

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Masoala National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Masoala National Park

Location	North-eastern Madagascar
Nearest city	Maroantsetra and Antalaha
Coordinates	15°18′13″S 50°03′09″E / 15.30361°S 50.05250°E / -15.30361; 50.05250
Area	2,400 km² (930 sq mi)
Established	1997
Visitors	3000 (in 2005)
Governing body	Madagascar National Parks Association
Website	www.masoala.org
UNESCO World Heritage Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Parc National de Masoala
Part of	Rainforests of the Atsinanana
Includes	locations 002 to 007
Criteria	Natural: (ix), (x)
Reference	1257
Inscription	2007 (31st Session)
Endangered	2010–...

Masoala National Park, in northeast Madagascar, is the largest of the island's protected areas. Most of the park is situated in Sava Region and a part in Analanjirofo. Created in 1997, the park protects 2,300 square kilometres of rainforest and 100 square kilometres of marine parks.^[1] The Masoala Peninsula is exceptionally diverse due to its large size, and variety of habitats. Altogether, the park protects tropical rainforest, coastal forest, flooded forest, marsh, and mangrove. Three marine parks protect coral reefs and a dazzling array of marine life.

Climate

This is an exceptionally wet area of Madagascar. The driest part of the year is from September to December. As the park is accessible only by a three-hour boat journey, the cyclone season (January to March) is best avoided.

Flora and fauna

There are ten lemur species, including the red ruffed lemur, which is native to the peninsula. The island reserve of Nosy Mangabe is one of the best sites in Madagascar to try to glimpse the elusive nocturnal aye-aye.^{[citation needed]}

Masoala harbors many other species, such as the Madagascar day gecko, leaf-tailed gecko, chameleons of all sizes, spectacular birds such as the helmet vanga, and rare species such as the red owl and tomato frog. Masoala is also home to the day-flying sunset moth, Chrysiridia rhipheus. The Madagascar serpent-eagle was recently rediscovered here, and exists in healthy populations only in this part of northeast Madagascar.^{[citation needed]}

The tree Ephippiandra masoalensis is endemic to the park.^[2]

Three marine parks are included in the Masoala National Park: Tampolo in the West, Ambodilaitry in the South, and Ifaho in the East. These are among the most diverse marine environments in Madagascar and are superb destinations for kayaking and snorkeling.

Each year from July to early September, hundreds of humpback whales visit the Antongil Bay during their long migration. The warm protected waters of the bay provide an ideal breeding and calving ground for these marine mammals.^{[citation needed]}

Conservation and threats

In June 2007, Masoala was designated as a World Heritage Site as part of a cluster of parks, known collectively as Rainforests of the Atsinanana, that represent the biodiversity of the country's eastern rainforests. The other national parks included are Marojejy, Zahamena, Ranomafana, Andringitra, and Andohahela.^[3]

During 2009 and 2010, the national park was invaded by thousands of illegal loggers searching for rosewood.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Parc National Masoala - Nosy Mangabet".
^ Rabarimanarivo, M. 2020. Ephippiandra masoalensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T137673521A137901533. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T137673521A137901533.en. Accessed 16 September 2022.
^ Alex Rubel; et al. (2004). Masoala – L'Œil de la Forêt. Th Gut Verlag. ISBN 3-85717-156-1.

External links

Masoala National Park official site
Human Rights Issues, see www.humanrightsmasoala.org

v t e National Parks and Reserves of Madagascar
Strict Nature Reserves	Bemaraha Betampona Tsaratanana
National parks	Analamazaotra Andasibe-Mantadia Andohahela Andringitra Ankarafantsika Baie de Baly Bemaraha Isalo Kirindy Mitea Lokobe Mananara-Nord Marojejy Marolambo Masoala Midongy du sud Mikea (proposed) Montagne d'Ambre Namoroka Nosy Mangabe Nosy Ve-Androka Ranomafana Sahamalaza Tsimanampetsotsa Zahamena Zombitse-Vohibasia
Marine National Parks	Nosy Hara Nosy Tanihely Nosy Ve-Androka
Special Reserves	Ambatovaky Ambohijanahary Ambohitantely Analamerana Andranomena Anjanaharibe-Sud Ankarana Bemarivo Beza Mahafaly Bora Cap Sainte-Marie Kalambatritra Kasijy Mangerivola Maningoza Manombo Manongarivo Marotandrano Pic d'Ivohibe Tampoketsa Analamaitso
Other protected areas	Ambato Atsinanana Forêt d'Ambre Analavelona Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor Loky-Manambato Mahavavy-Kinkony Mandena Conservation Zone Makira Natural Park Menabe Antimena Montagne des Français Tsitongambarika

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