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<td valign="top">[[File:Park_Tropical_de_Farankaraina_01.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Women near Entrance sign of the marketpark]]</td><td valign="top">[[File:Farankaraina_Tropical_Park_0003.jpg|185px|none|thumb|General storeGuards: Tobe, Bezaka, Benoit I, Benoit II]]</td><td valign="top">[[File:Farankaraina_Tropical_Park_0004Farankaraina_Tropical_Park_0002.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Women near Tent shelter at the market]]</td></tr> <tr><td valign="top">[[File:Navana_11.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Traditional hairstylecamp]]</td><td valign="top">[[File:Navana_12.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Traditional house]]</td><td valign="top">[[File:Navana_13.jpg|185px|none|thumb|Girl of Navana village]]</td></tr></table>
In 2007 park wardens began patrolling the area to protect the forest from illegal wood-cuttings, hunting or cleaning for rice cultivation. In 2008, an ecotourism camp was opened in the plain of the forest station and three shelter tents built of local materials were made available to visitors. In 2009 inventories began documenting the flora and fauna of the park. The program includes a rehabilitation centre where rescued lemurs, chameleons and birds are taken care of and released back to the forest. Villages bordering the forest are increasingly involved in the management of the park. The annual Lemurs Festival with dance and drawing contests, traditional music and exposures attracts hundreds of villagers from the surrounding areas and helps to demonstrate the links between the humans and the ecosystem.
