Mahavavy-Kinkony
The Mahavavy-Kinkony Reserve is a protected area consisting principally of dry deciduous forest and wetlands in the western part of Madagascar.
| Mahavavy-Kinkony Reserve | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
  Location of Mahavavy-Kinkony Reserve | |
| Location | Western Madagascar |
| Nearest city | Mahajanga, Mitsinjo |
| Coordinates | 16°08′19″S 45°50′50″E |
| Area | 100 km² |
| Established | 2007 |
| Visitors | unknown |
It owes its name to the Mahavavy River and Lake Kinkony. Nine primate species, 30 fish species, 37 herpetofaunes species, 133 bird species have been recorded on the wildlife diversity.[1] The Mahavavy-Kinkony Complex IBA, a 300,000-ha landscape including coastal and freshwater wetlands and forests (mangrove and dryland) in Madagascar, including Lake Kinkony Ramsar site and the Mahavavy River Delta, is important to local people for fishing, hunting and agriculture and is home to a large number of threatened wildlife species.[2]
See also
- National parks of Madagascar
References
- "The Mahavavy Kinkony complex in Mahajanga province". Coconut lodge Madagascar. 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
External links
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