Lokobe Reserve, Protected rainforest reserve in Nosy Be island, Madagascar
Lokobe Reserve covers about 740 hectares at the southern end of Nosy Be, protecting the island's last patch of primary rainforest. The dense, humid forest resembles Madagascar's eastern rainforests and shelters black lemurs, the Nosy Be sportive lemur, the Lokobe mouse lemur, and the panther chameleon. The reserve entrance is at Ampasipohy village on the south coast.
The reserve protects the last patch of primary forest on Nosy Be, about 740 hectares. In its southwest, near Andranotsinominy, stands the tomb of the Sakalava prince Andriamaitso (1639–1689); local respect for ancestors helped keep the site intact.
The Sakalava and Antakarana people living nearby have maintained deep ties to the forest through their daily customs and spiritual practices. Their presence shapes how the forest is understood and cared for by those who know it best.
Visitors reach the reserve by taking a pirogue boat from Ambanoro village through mangrove channels. Once inside, guided walking trails of varying lengths and difficulty levels lead through the forest.
The reserve protects the last patch of primary forest on Nosy Be, about 740 hectares. Within it lives Stumpffia pygmaea, a frog 10–12 mm long that ranks among the world's smallest, and the reserve also shelters the northern giant mouse lemur, Mirza zaza.
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