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Lemurs in Bemaraha (World Heritage Landscape, Western Madagascar)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Nasolo Rakotoarison ,
Thomas Mutschler  and
Urs Thalmann
Nasolo Rakotoarison
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Zoologie, Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza, BP 4096, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar.
Thomas Mutschler
Affiliation:
Anthropological Institute and Museum, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
Urs Thalmann
Affiliation:
Anthropological Institute and Museum, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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A visit to the Tsingy de Bemaraha in Western Madagascar was undertaken in 1991 to survey the lemurs of this little known reserve. Preliminary results of field observations and interviews with local inhabitants are presented together with notes on the forests, the human population and the conservation status of the region.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 27 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 35 - 40
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1993

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