Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve

Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location
LocationNorth-east Madagascar
Nearest cityAndapa
Coordinates14°42′S 49°26′E / 14.700°S 49.433°E / -14.700; 49.433
Area374.82 km2 (144.72 sq mi)
Established1958
Governing bodyMadagascar National Parks Association (PNM-ANGAP)

Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve is a wildlife reserve in the north-east of Madagascar. The reserve was designated in 1958 and contains some of the last intact primary rainforest, along with several, rare and endemic animals and plants. The area was nominated to the UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage Sites in Madagascar in 2008, as an extension of the rainforests of the Atsinanana.

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