Andasibe Reintroduction Translocation Project Analamazaotra
Special Reserve (ASR) is an evergreen rainforest, located 147 km
due east of Madagascar’s capital city of Antananarivo. ASR, also
referred to as Andasibe after the neighboring local village, was
initially part of a continuous forest that included Mantadia
National Park to the north, Maromizaha Classified Forest to the
southeast and Anosibe an’ala to the south. Although all four are
now relatively isolated forest fragments, Andasibe-Mantadia
National Park and especially ASR remain one of the most popular
tourist destinations in Madagascar due to the guaranteed
opportunity to view quite closely the Indri, Madagascar’s
largest remaining lemur. These rainforest habitats are home to
vast biodiversity, including many endemic rare and endangered
species. The endangered Diademed sifaka and the critically
endangered Black and white ruffed lemur were once among the
fauna found in Analamazaotra Special Reserve. In 1973 hunting
pressures led to the regional exti