Historical state of the Madagascar's Tropical Rain Forest
Madagascar is currently the world's fourth largest island.Madagascar drifted from Africa 165 million years ago.Most of the island was covered by Tropical Rain forest and has lost 90% of its forest since the humans arrived. In only 35 years (1950-1985) one half of Madagascar's forest disappeared. Madagascar had some unusual animals and plants due to its isolation but has lost a lot of its diversity over time. Today's forest are separated throughout the eastern coast while before they were all united. Madagascar's tropical rainforest was home to many unique animals but over time the diversity has decreased dramatically. The tropical rain forest was populated by a more diverse group of tress that were packed together and more green.
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