Madagascar · Africa
Madagascar: Ranomafana and the spiny forest
Ground rollers and mesites found nowhere else on Earth.
When to go
- JanJanuary: Good
- FebFebruary: Poor or no data
- MarMarch: Poor or no data
- AprApril: Poor or no data
- MayMay: Poor or no data
- JunJune: Poor or no data
- JulJuly: Poor or no data
- AugAugust: Good
- SepSeptember: Best
- OctOctober: Best
- NovNovember: Best
- DecDecember: Best
BestGoodFair
Cyclone season Jan–Mar.
Why go
Ranomafana National Park is a national park in southeastern Madagascar, in the Haute Matsiatra and Vatovavy regions. It was established as Madagascar's fourth national park in 1991 following the rediscovery of the greater bamboo lemur (Hapalemur simus) and the discovery of the golden bamboo lemur (Hapalemur aureus) by the primatologist Dr. Patricia Wright.
The park protects more than 41,600 hectares (161 square miles) of tropical rainforest at elevations ranging from 800 to 1,200 m (2,600 to 3,900 ft) and is home to several rare species of plants and animals. It was later integrated into the UNESCO World Heritage Site Rainforests of the Atsinanana.
Background from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
