The Baly Bay (Baie de Baly) National Park is located 150 km southwest of Mahajanga on the northwestern coast of Madagascar and comprises a total surface of 58 km². It was created in 1997 and identified as an Important Bird Area in 1999. |
BALY BAY The main attraction of the park is the extremely rare and endangered ploughshare tortoise (locally known as angonoka), which is endemic to the park. Nowadays there are just 2000 individuals living in the wild. |