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West
Madagascar
Tropical Tours
Fantastic Location
Biome Features:
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High number of endemic
plants & animals
Elevation changes
Wet-dry tropical climate
Climate:
• Hot & humid
• Wet season- October to
April due to seasonal
alternation between
moist and dry air
Climate Continued
Temperature (°C)
Rainfall (mm)
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Seasonal Information
April-November: Drier
and milder season
(winter)
December-March:
Tropical summer, and is
the hottest and wettest
period
Wildlife:
• 100% of the worlds
wild lemur population
• Humpback whale
(July & September)
• Birds (SeptemberDecember)
Unique Features:
•
Suffering large-scale
clearance for agriculture
• One of the world’s most
crucial regions for
conservation
• Rocky areas that jut into the
Indian Ocean
• Significant altitude changes
Plant
Characteristics:
Animal
Characteristics:
• Trees have adapted to
the drier climate by
shedding leaves in the
dry winter season
• The ability to store
copious water in their
large bulbous trunks
• High numbers of
mammals
• The lakes and rivers of
the dry forest region
are homes to most of
the bird species
• Majority r-species
(disruptive, broad
niches)
Adansonia
grandidieri
Angonoka turtoise
Our services
include:
• Passport expediting
• Excursion planning
• Hotel, air, transportation
arrangements
• Trip insurance
Tourism
Activities
Royal Hill of Ambohimanga:
Historical village that was once
home to Madagascar royalty
Tsingy de Bemaraha: The park
features a broad expanse of
mangrove forest and is home to
seven lemur species
Environmental
Issues
• Forests destroyed by overgrazing
and deforestation
• Slash-and-burn agricultural
practices
• Illegal wildlife trade
• Many lemur species (found
nowhere else on earth) are
endangered
Avenue of the Baobabs: A group of
trees lining the dirt road between
Morondava and Belon’I Tsiribihina
in the west
Ile Sainte Marie: The island’s
array of protected bays and
inlets drew pirates to Ile
Sainte Marie during the 17th
and 18th centuries
Works Cited
"10 Top Tourist Attractions in
Madagascar." Touropia. 3 Sept. 2013.
Web. 10 Jan. 2015.
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"Dry Deciduous Forests." - Deforestation
of Western Madagascar. Web. 10 Jan.
2015.
<http://madagascanlemurs.doomby.com
/pages/madagascar/dry-deciduousforests.html>.
"Ecosystems in Madagascar." Ecosystems
in Madagascar. Web. 10 Jan. 2015.
<http://www.wildmadagascar.org/overvi
ew/ecosystems.html#ddf>.
Hogan, Mihcael. "Madagascar Dry
Deciduous Forests." Madagascar Dry
Deciduous Forests. World Wildlife Fund,
6 May 2014. Web. 10 Jan. 2015.
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