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Hunting of protected animals in the Parc National d'Ankarafantsika, north-western Madagascar

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2003

Gerardo García  and
Steven M. Goodman
Gerardo García
Affiliation:
Research Department, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Les Augrès Manor, Trinity, Jersey JE3 5BP, Channel Islands, British Isles. E-mail: gerardo.garcia@durrell.org
Steven M. Goodman
Affiliation:
Field Museum of Natural History, 1200 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605, USA, and World Wide Fund for Nature, B.P. 738, Antananarivo (101), Madagascar. E-mail: goodman@fmnh.org
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Abstract

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Bones were obtained from the temporary camp of raffia palm fibre harvesters in the Parc National d'Ankarafantsika in north-western Madagascar. Based on the context of their deposition, knife-cut marks, and burn marks these animals were consumed for food. The minimum number of individuals (MNI) of wild animals represented in the sample was 49, and included turtles (MNI = 5), birds (MNI = 4), tenrecs (MNI = 4), Carnivora (MNI = 2), lemurs (MNI = 32), and bush pigs (MNI = 2). The majority of these animals are protected by Malagasy law and are endemic to the island.

Keywords

Ankarafantsikaendemic vertebrateshunting pressureMadagascarprotected area
Type
Short Communication
Information
Oryx , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , January 2003 , pp. 115 - 118
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2003 Fauna & Flora International