Ranomafana National Park straddles the Haute Mahatsiatra and Vatovavy Fitovinany regions, 64 km northeast of Fianarantsoa and 412 km south of Madagascar’s capital, and 139 km west of Mananjary on the RN25.
Ranomafana National Park takes its name from the village of Ranomafana, known for its hot springs, 7 km from the village. The park is covered by tropical rainforest, and in a few places by ombrophile or highland forest.
Main ecological features :
Ranomafana National Park is a major water reservoir in southeastern Madagascar, home to numerous rivers, including the Namorona, Faraony and Manananonoka, which shape waterfalls and swampy areas. t contribution Ranomafana Park contributes to the generation of hydroelectricity at regional level. Its ecosystem is dominated by dense evergreen rainforests at medium and low altitudes, bamboo forests and swampy areas, including primary and secondary formations.
Biodiversity: 14 species of lemur, including 4 critically endangered and 3 endangered; amphibians: 101, birds: 125, tenrecs: 21, rodents: 11, bats: 14, carnivores: 6; plants: 938 species, including 705 endemic to Madagascar and 17 local endemics.
The Park is dominated by the humid eastern climate, with average temperatures ranging from 14°C to 22°. The hot season is between November and February, with maximum temperatures above 28°C, and the cold season is between June and August. Annual rainfall is around 1189 mm, 80% of which falls between November and April.
Boophis mandraka
Boophis piperatus
Boophis popi
Boophis sandrae
Mantidactylus delormei
Pseudoxyrhopus oblectator
Eutriorchis astur
Rallus madagascariensis
Xanthomixis tenebrosus
Brachytarsomys albicauda
Hapalemur aureus
Avahi peyrierasi
Lémur bambou doré (Hapalemur aureus
Avahi peyrierasi
Madatyphlops rajeryi (serpents de la famille des Typhlopidae)
Selective cutting, bamboo collection and, above all, gold mining
Land clearing, carbonization, honey collection, illegal trespassing, wild pepper collection
A number of initiatives have been planned to address the environmental challenges and human pressures on the park.
Conservation of endangered palm trees in Ranomafana and Ifanadiana, Involvement of ecovolunteers in conservation activities in Ranomafana NP
Rehabilitation of the Ranomafana spa
COKETES Project: Development project in the outlying areas of Ranomafana National Park
AGIRAP/KFW FI4: Appui à la Gestion Intégrée du Réseau des Aires Protégées de MNP (Support for the Integrated Management of MNP's Network of Protected Areas), part of the German government's Agirap project, a new funding agreement to improve the management of protected areas in the country has been signed, including Madagascar Nation Parc.
Ensure sustainable financing and effective management of PAs by supporting biodiversity conservation while involving local communities
CEPF: The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) enables civil society to protect the world's biodiversity hotspots, biologically rich ecosystems that are essential to humanity, but highly threatened,
AWHF: The main objective of the Fund is to address the challenges faced by African States Parties in implementing the 1972 Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, in particular the under-representation of African sites on the World Heritage List and the inadequacy of conservation and management of these sites.
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Ideal period: from April to November, and visit in the morning (but it's still accessible all year round).
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