Hi all,

I recently applied to a job offer in Madagascar and I`m curious to learn something about hunting and wildlife there. Any infos would be appreciated.

Thanks for posting!

Wolfgang

Sorry, no personal experience, but I do remember seeing an ad in a French hunting magazine about hunting there for ducks and snipe. The waterfowling must be good enough for people to go all the way from Europe! Another article mentioned that Madagascar has some of the best (well-priced) deep sea fishing in the world....
I didn't see any mention of big game, but I can imagine that the airfare to RSA would be cheap enough for you to get some nice last minute deals if you should be so inclined.

After some research I couldn`t find any evidency of big game in Madagascar! It seems to be an island of Lemures (sp?), birds and butterflies! And snakes, of course! Any more infos would be appreciated.

Wolfgang

There is an old thread on the subject, not very good news I am afraid...

AR thread om Madagascar

/Martin

Thanks for your efforts! I should have used the search-function before, but maybe there are some additional news... Well, at least they seem to have pigs

Wolfgang

Hi Woli-I am the last poster on the previous ar thread regarding Madagascar. My oldest daughter was an English teacher there for two years as a volunteer in the American Peace Corps. We visited her there and did some traveling. It is a very interesting country with many different cultures including: French, African, Indian and Chinese groupings. The geography of the country is also varied, incluing high plains, rain forest, desert, and tropical influences. THe infrastructure is in dissaray, roads are crumbling, train traffic has ceased and air travel is, well, scary. Still, I liked it there. Lots to see and do.

Alas, there seems to be no hunting. The country is overgrazed badly in many places and there are no big animals. There does seem to be lots of very affordable fishing. The island of St. Marie is the best place to go for fishing and some very interesting tourism. French is commonly spoken. It seems pretty safe and very friendly. There was a revolution of sorts there about two years ago. The incumbent government had been in power for about twenty of so years and was replaced via a rather gentle revolution. My daughter and the entire Peace Corps contingent was evacuated to the great relief of her parents.
Things are ok there now. Anyway, I hope you have a good time in Mad and please post any further questions.

All the Best John (Cig 2)

woli,
I had this sent to me and just wanted to pass this along to you. Best wishes on your new job.


Madagascar mayor escapes grenade attack

July 22 2004 at 07:36PM

Antananarivo - A local government official escaped a grenade attack on his residence in Madagascar on Thursday, in the latest in a series of similar attacks on the Indian Ocean island.

The grenade was hurled at dawn at the home of Bernard Randriantiana, mayor of a small village in the southeastern province of Toliara, the private Ny Antsiva radio said.

No one claimed responsibility for what was the eighth grenade attack on the island since June 26, one of which narrowly missed former Madagascan president Albert Zafy.

On Monday and Tuesday there were two attacks, one on the house of the manager of Madagascar's main port Toamasina and another at the residence of the president of the southern province of Fianarantsoa. No injuries have been reported.

There has been no official explanation for the attacks, but government officials say most have been carried out in a way that would limit serious casualties.

They add that government members and opponents have been targeted in the attacks.

Forty people were wounded last month when attackers threw grenades into crowds in three towns celebrating the 44th anniversary of Madagascar's independence from France.

With a sliding currency and spiralling inflation, army reservists, civil servants and students have taken to the streets to protest against the soaring cost of even basic commodities on the island, most of whose 16 million live on less than $1 (about R6) a day.