The Kirindy Forest (or Kirindy Private Reserve) is a private nature reserve situated in western Madagascar, about 50 km northeast of the town of Morondava, near Ambivy. The forest reserve falls within the boundaries of the Kirindy Mitea National Park, which spreads further to the south.[1]
The forest goes through two general seasons each year: the dry season, from March to December, and the rainy season, from December to March. The forest is home to a wide variety of animals, from lemurs and fossas to geckos and chameleons, and numerous birds, the majority of which are found nowhere else. Many species of iconic plants are also found in the region, from baobabs and spiny palms to Alluaudia and euphorbs.
In its infancy, the forest reserve was operated based on a sustainable timber harvesting experiment, as deforestation is an issue which has not left the region unaffected. It is said, in Malagasy culture, that the forest was named ‘Kirindy’ long ago, meaning "dense forest with wild animals". As it is located in the northern area of the Kirindy Mitea National Park, the forest is also known as "Kirindy Nord", or ‘northern Kirindy’. Before being renamed Kirindy, the area was called the Swiss people’s forest ("la foret des Suisses"), as a Swiss company owns the piece of land.[2]
The KirindyForest (or Kirindy Private Reserve) is a private nature reserve situated in western Madagascar, about 50 km northeast of the town of Morondava...
those of the Telfair's skinks, the Livingstone's fruit bats and in the KirindyForest, the home of a rare and colourful bird collection. The webcam lets viewers...
primate in the world. This is because specimens of M. berthae captured in KirindyForest, 60 km north of Morondava, were erroneously named M. myoxinus. Apparently...
ecology, and mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences of specimens from both KirindyForest in central-western Madagascar and around Ambato in northwestern Madagascar...
in the west of the ecoregion, includes the northern portion of the KirindyForest. Large areas have been illegally logged, burned, and converted to maize...
enacted laws to protect the giant rat. Much of their territory is now the KirindyForest Reserve where sustainable forestry is practiced. The government has...
The Kirindy Mitea National Park is a national park on the coast of the Mozambique Channel, in south-west Madagascar. The 72,200 hectares (178,000 acres)...
Park, males and females exhibit daily, rather than seasonal torpor. At KirindyForest, both sexes share the same daily torpor, yet during the dry season (April/May...
species from the coua genus in the cuckoo family that is endemic to the dry forests of western and southern Madagascar. It is suggested that couas probably...
frog in the family Mantellidae endemic to Madagascar, known only from KirindyForest in central-western Madagascar and Réserve Naturelle Privée de Berenty...
forest. May, 2006 Ankarana Reserve, Parcs et reserves de Madagascar, le site officiel Anjajavy Forest Google satellite map Further detail on Kirindy and...
area of dry forest, succulent woodland, mangroves, and secondary grassland and scrub. It includes the northern portion of the KirindyForest and the Avenue...
genetically distinct species. An adult female collected on 2 December 2010 from Kirindy Reserve was designated as the holotype specimen of P. rennerae. The specific...
At KirindyForest At Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, showing a false eye on top of head The collared iguana is found in the western tropical forests of...
"Rainforest" suggests, the nominate subspecies O. r. rutilus prefer humid tropical forest and bush and occurs in the east of the island, whereas the Torotoroka subspecies...
different forested as well as non-forested zones, from 0 to 870 m in elevation. It is also known to occur in the general vicinity of the KirindyForest north...
Baie de Baly National Park Bemaraha National Park Isalo National Park Kirindy Mitea National Park Lokobe National Park Mantadia National Park Marojejy...
River Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve Andranomena Reserve KirindyForest Avenue of the Baobabs, 20 km north of Morondava. Roman Catholic Diocese...
agriculturally used area. Both western localities, Kirindy and Mikea, are in dry forest. In Kirindy, the pipistrelle Hypsugo anchietae has also been recorded...
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