1. Madagascar
Biodiversity and more…

5. The biodiversity of Madagascar
 The biodiversity of Madagascar is unique
in many ways.
 80% of Madagascar’s animal population
is found nowhere else on earth.
 This long lost island has history that we
have just begun to uncover.
 It used to be a part of a supercontinent
before breaking off of
Africa, India, Antartica

6. Mammals of Madagascar
The mammals of Madagascar are found no
where else on earth for most species.

7. Giant Striped Mongoose

8. Aye-Aye

9. Crowned Lemur

10. Dwarf and Mouse Lemurs

11. Fox-Marked Lemurs

12. Indri

13. Lac Alaotra Gentle Lemur

14. Ring Tailed Lemur

15. Silky Sifaka

16. True Lemurs

17. Tenrecs

18. Straw Colored Fruit Bat

19. Eupleridae

20. Fossa

21. Madagascan Birds
 There
are some very unique bird species
in Madagascar.

22. Greater Flamingo

23. Lesser Flamingo

24. Elephant Birds

25. Pigeon

26. Eleonora’s Falcon

27. Peregrine Falcon

28. Common Moorhen

29. Barn Owl

30. Sand Martin

31. Swallow

32. Grey Heron

33. Madagascan Reptiles
 These reptiles have been around for a
long time.

34. Radiated Tortoise

35. Nile Crocodile

36. Chameleons

37. Lambord’s Chameleon

38. Giraffe Weevil

39. Madagascan Arachnids

40. Madagascan Plant Life

41. Problems Affecting
Madagascar and Biodiversity
 Madagascar is one of the nations poorest
countries and therefore it is struggling with
biodiversity.

42. Biodiversity problems cont.
 1) Deforestation and Habitat Destruction
 2) Agricultural Fires
 3) Erosion and soil Degradation
 4) Overexploitation of living resources
 5) Introduction of alien species

43. Solutions
 The Madagascan people could use other
means of getting resources.
 They could use knowledge of the land to
save and protect the animals.
 They could also plant trees and plants
that they take out to replenish the land
and homes of the animals.

44. Sources
 http://www.wildmadagascar.org/conserv
ation/threats.html
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/places/Ma
dagascar
 http://www.wikipedia.org