Ranomafana National Park
Ranomafana National Park | ||
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Entrance to Ranomafana National Park | ||
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Location: | Fianarantsoa , Madagascar | |
Specialty: | Tropical rain forest | |
Next city: | Fianarantsoa | |
Surface: | 416.01 km² | |
Founding: | 1991 | |
Chameleon Calumma nasutum |
The Ranomafana National Park is a national park in Madagascar in the Fianarantsoa province . The national park is known for its waterfalls and thermal baths as well as for the variety of lemurs and bird species. It was designated as a national park in 1991 . Together with other national parks in Madagascar ( Marojejy , Masoala , Zahamena , Andringitra , Andohahela etc.) it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2007 .
The national park is densely overgrown with rainforest and has an area of around 41,000 ha . Thanks to its evergreen rainforest, a large variety of plants such as orchids, tree ferns and mosses thrive here. The park is home to a total of twelve lemurs and 118 species of birds, 68 of which are critically endangered in Madagascar.
geography
The national park lies between the two regions of Haute Matsiatra and Vatovavy-Fitovinany .
Web links
- Official website of Parcs Madagascar
- World Database on Protected Areas - Ranomafana National Park (English)
- Entry on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website ( English and French ).
- Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments (English)