Abstract
The Madagascar fish-eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides is endemic to Madagascar, ranging over 600 km of the western coast between Antsiranana and Belo sur Mer. It occurs in three different types of biotopes: marine rocky areas; mangroves; and lakes and rivers. Forty-eight occupied sites were recorded between 1982 and 1986, comprising 96 individuals and including 40 pairs and 10 isolated adults. The principal threats to this species are hunting, trapping, and taking young from nests. The existing network of protected areas does not guarantee its survival. Only the establishment of a reserve in the small rocky islands of the North West and the creation of a National Park including the larger lakes in the Antsalova region would ensure the protection of a major population of the fish-eagle.
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