Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park

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

Landscape

The area is a karst landscape with striking limestone formations, Tsingy the. These are close to one another limestone needles that form a stone forest. In the south, the 723 km ² large reserve from the canyon of the Manambolo River is limited, to the east by up to 400 m high cliffs.

To change from forest and open areas on the plateau. An annual rainfall of around 1000 mm results in the canyons at the foot of Tsingy are extremely moist, during reign on the karst areas savanna -like conditions. In deeper areas, there are lakes and mangroves.

Flora and Fauna

86% of the 650 species of plants, their occurrence has been described in the park, are endemic. An ecological feature is the Madagascar dry forest. The diversity of habitats resulting in a wealth of animal species, including

  • Predators such as the fossa and the ring-tailed mongoose
  • 13 species of lemurs (including Sifakas, Red Makis, Eastern bamboo lemurs, aye-aye ( unconfirmed sighting at Bekopaka ), Grey mouse lemurs ),
  • 94 bird species (eg Madagascar sea eagle, Haliaeetus vociferoides )
  • 15 species of bats,
  • 22 species of amphibians and
  • 66 reptile species ( eg Malagasy rail turtle, Erymnochelys madagascariensis leaf-tailed geckos and chameleons stubby tail ).
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