Mantadia National Park
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| Mantadia National Park | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
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| Location: | Eastern Madagascar |
| Nearest city: | Moramanga, Andasibe (Périnet) |
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| Area: | 100 km² |
| Established: | 1989 |
| Total Visitation: | 22110 (in 2006) |
| Governing body: | Madagascar National Parks Association (PNM-ANGAP) |
Mantadia National Park is a protected area consisting principally of primary growth forest in the eastern part of Madagascar. This rainforest is habitat to a vast species biodiversity, including many endemic rare species and endangered species. This is one of the easiest parks in Madagascar to visit along with the nearby Analamazoatra Reserve, which is best known for its population of Madagascar's largest lemur, the Indri.
The main threat to this park comes from slash-and-burn cultivation for rice agriculture, which is exacerbated by the extremely high population growth rate and poverty in rural Madagascar.
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| National Parks and Reserves of Madagascar |  |
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| Strict Nature Reserves: Bemaraha • Betampona • Lokobe • Tsaratanana
• Zahamena National parks: Montagne d'Ambre • Andohahela • Andringitra • Ankarafantsika • Baie de Baly • Bemaraha • Isalo • Kirindy Mitea • Mantadia • Marojejy • Masoala • Midongy du sud • Namoroka • Ranomafana • Tsimanampetsotse • Zahamena • Zombitse-Vohibasia Wildlife Reserves: Analamazoatra • Analamerana • Andranomena • Ambatovaky • Forêt d'Ambre • Ambohijanahary • Ambohitantely • Anjanaharibe-Sud • Ankarana • Bemarivo • Beza Mahafaly • Bora • Kalambatritra • Kasijy • Manombo • Mangerivola • Maningoza • Manongarivo • Marotandrano • Nosy Mangabe • Pic d'Ivohibe • Tampoketsa Analamaitso |
