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Three marine parks are included in the Masoala National Park: Tampolo in the West, Ambodilaitry in the South, and Ifaho in the East. These are among the most diverse marine environments in Madagascar and are superb destinations for
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This is an exceptionally wet area of Madagascar. The driest part of the year is from September to December. As the park is accessible only by a three-hour boat journey, the cyclone season (January to March) is best avoided.
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and 100 square kilometres of marine parks. The Masoala Peninsula is exceptionally diverse due to its large size, and variety of habitats. Altogether, the park protects tropical rainforest, coastal forest, flooded forest,
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during their long migration. The warm protected waters of the bay provide an ideal breeding and calving ground for these marine mammals.
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was recently rediscovered here, and exists in healthy populations only in this part of northeast Madagascar.
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During 2009 and 2010, the national park was invaded by thousands of illegal loggers searching for rosewood.
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is one of the best sites in Madagascar to try to glimpse the elusive nocturnal
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as part of a cluster of parks, known collectively as
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Each year from July to early September, hundreds of
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