Tsaratanana Reserve

For other localities with the same name, see Tsaratanana (disambiguation)

Tsaratanana Reserve
Map of Madagascar
LocationDiana Region, Madagascar
Coordinates13.963°S 48.849°E / -13.963; 48.849[1]

Tsaratanana Reserve is a nature reserve of Madagascar.[3] The park is located at a high altitude and is closed to the public.[3] The reserve provides a significant amount of water to the area, and many rivers exist in the area, such as Bemarivo river, Sambirano river and the Ramena or Mahavavy River.[3] The reserve also has two waterfalls and thermal baths.[3]

It includes Maromokotro peak which is the highest mountain of Madagascar at 2,876 m (9,436 ft)[4]

The forests in the park are threatened with illegal logging due to obtaining areas for illegal cultivation of marijuana, vanilla and rice.

The reserve is home to animal species that cannot be found anywhere in the world, including at least four species of endangered frogs: Rhombophryne guentherpetersi, Rhombophryne ornata, Rhombophryne tany and Cophyla alticola.[5]

Geography

It is located 57 km (35 mi) north of Bealanana in the Diana Region.

The park covers an area of 48,622 ha.[6]

References
  1. "Tsaratanana Strict Nature Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
  2. "Tsaratanana Strict Nature Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
  3. Madagascar National Parks - Tsaratanana Archived 2015-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. wildmadagascar.org - Tsaratanana
  5. "A Madagascar forest long protected by its remoteness is now threatened by it". Mongabay Environmental News. 2020-12-21. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  6. "The strict reserve of Tsaratanana". www.fapbm.org. Retrieved 2021-02-19.


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