Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park

Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park
Coordinates: 18 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  S , 44 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  E
Location:	Mahajanga , Madagascar
Next city:	Morondava
Surface:	723.4 km²
Founding:	1997
Address:	www.parcs-madagascar.com

The Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park ( French Parc national Tsingy de Bemaraha ) is located in the Mahajanga Province and Antsalova District in Madagascar . Along with the rigors Nature Reserve Tsingy de Bemaraha is the park since 1990, UNESCO - World Heritage . The area has been a national park since 1997, before that it was part of the Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve.

landscape

The area is a karst landscape with striking limestone formations, the Tsingy ( Malagasy ). These are closely spaced limestone needles that form a stone forest. In the south, the 723 km² reserve is bordered by the canyon of the Manambolo River, in the east by cliffs up to 400 m high.

Forest and open spaces alternate on the plateau. An annual rainfall of around 1000 mm means that the gorges at the foot of the Tsingys are extremely humid, while savanna-like conditions prevail on the karst areas. In deeper areas there are lakes and mangroves .

Flora and fauna

86% of the 650 plant species described in the park are endemic . The Malagasy dry forest is an ecological specialty . The diversity of habitats leads to a great wealth of animal species, including

• Predators such as the fossa and the ring-tailed mongoose
• 13 lemur species (including sifakas , red makis , eastern bamboo lemurs , aye-aye (unconfirmed sighting near Bekopaka), gray mouse lemurs ),
• 94 bird species (e.g. Madagascar sea ​​eagle , Haliaeetus vociferoides ),
• 15 bat species,
• 22 species of amphibians and
• 66 species of reptiles (e.g. Madagascan rail turtle , Erymnochelys madagascariensis , leaf- tailed geckos and stub- tailed chameleons ).

Web links

Commons : Tsingy de Bemearaha  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• World Database on Protected Areas - Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park (English)
• Entry on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website ( English and French ).
• Official website of Parcs Madagascar

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry on the website of the UNESCO World Heritage Center ( English and French ).
2. ↑ ^{a b} Parcs Madagascar. Retrieved September 30, 2017 (French).