Masoala view
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Various international organizations are helping. The World Wildlife Fund runs several large projects, and CARE, the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Peregrine Fund have been involved in conservation and development planning on the Masoala Peninsula. This is the area where the Madagascar Serpent Eagle and the Red Owl were recently rediscovered. As the culmination of a five year project, a new Masoala National Park was designated in 1997. The park covers 840 square miles (2176 square km), making it the largest protected area in Madagascar. It was designed to maximize conservation values while minimizing conflicts with the existing inhabitants of the peninsula. The hope is that through improved agricultural methods, income from ecotourism and sustainable harvesting of multiple-use forests, the local people will be able to maintain and improve their conditions without degrading the park lands.
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Contents:
1.Large moth
2.Plateau village
3.Brickmaking
4.Clearing primary rainforest
5.Disappearing forest
6.Rainforest disappearance map
7.Air view of erosion
8.Red river (Betsiboka)
9.Roadside charcoal
10.Cissus takeover
11.Mananara River gallery forest
12.Poles from Ankarana
13.Galapagos tortoise
14.Reserves and vegetation map
15.Ranomafana entrance station
16.Masoala view
17.Black and White Ruffed Lemur
18.Black and White
Ruffed Lemur call
19.Madagascar Periwinkle
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