Use of native animals by local communities in Madagascar

Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot, yet its wildlife under immense threat from habitat loss and other anthropogenic pressures. To tackle this, has implemented new environmental legislation, including rapid expansion of the protected area network. Many areas permit sustainable extraction natural resources by local communities, but little known about how why people use biodiversity, particularly animal wildlife. We conducted appraisal 236 households across Madagascar's rural Moramanga district to explore which wild faunal species are used for what purpose. Our results document wide range uses attributed familiar groups, lemurs, tenrecs, birds, geckos, chameleons, frogs invertebrates. Uses include food, trade, medicine, pest control among others. conclude that conservation decisions concerning in relation livelihoods require an understanding both diversity communities.