▁rose wood ▁trees ▁from ▁protected ▁rain for ests ▁within ▁Mar o je j y ▁National ▁Park ▁and ▁export ing ▁the ▁wood ▁to ▁China ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁lux ury ▁furn iture ▁and ▁musical ▁instruments . ▁To ▁raise ▁public ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁Mad agas car ' s ▁environmental ▁challeng es , ▁the ▁Wild life ▁Conserv ation ▁Society ▁opened ▁an ▁exhib it ▁entitled ▁" Mad agas car !" ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁at ▁the ▁Bron x ▁Z oo ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁period ▁ ▁Arch ae ological ▁finds ▁such ▁as ▁cut ▁marks ▁on ▁b ones ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁north west ▁and ▁stone ▁tools ▁in ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁indicate ▁that ▁Mad agas car ▁was ▁visited ▁by ▁for agers ▁around ▁ 2 0 0 0   BC . ▁Early ▁Hol oc ene ▁humans ▁might ▁have ▁existed ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁ 1 0 , 5 0 0 ▁years ▁ago , ▁based ▁on ▁gro ov es ▁found ▁on ▁ele ph ant ▁bird ▁b ones ▁left ▁by ▁humans . ▁However , ▁a ▁counter stud y ▁concluded ▁that ▁human - made ▁marks ▁date ▁to ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁years ▁ago ▁at ▁the ▁earliest , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁previously ▁mentioned ▁b one ▁damage ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁by ▁sc av engers , ▁ground ▁movements ▁or ▁cut s ▁from ▁the ▁exc av ation ▁process . ▁ ▁Mad agas car ▁late ▁colon ization ▁by ▁human ▁sett lers ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁out r igger ▁can o es ▁from ▁the ▁S unda ▁islands ▁and ▁Mal ay