Kirindy Mité National Park, Category II
Madagascar National Parks (MNP)
156,350 ha
Province of Toliara; Region of Menabe; Districts of Manja and Morondava
Biosphere Reserve, Key Biodiversity Area (KBA), Important Bird Area (IBA), RAMSAR site (Ambondro and Sirave Lakes Complex)
Kirindy Mité National Park is a UNESCO MAB (Man And Biosphere) site. It is a center of important local endemism and diversity thanks to the presence of southern and western Madagascar biotopes.
The national park presents several types of ecosystems: dry deciduous forests, savannas, mangroves, rupicolous forests, lakes and coastal dunes.
We find 98% of the species of the Bombacaceae family with 3 species of baobab: Andasonia grandidieri, Andasonia rubrostipa and Andasonia za.
8 species
2 Critically Endangered (including Sifaka), 3 endangered (including Maki) and 2 vulnerable
132 species
1 critically endangered (namely the Madagascar eagle - ankoay), 4 endangered and 4 vulnerable (including the Malagasy Pratincole)
31 species
2 species (including 1 chameleon) vulnerable
6 species
3 species
1 endangered and 1 vulnerable (fosa)
13 species
1 vulnerable, namely the Madagascar flying fox
10 species
57 species
48 endemic to Madagascar (83%) among which 1 endangered
Mangroves, brackish flats, littoral forest, dry decidious forest, dense dry forest, secondary or degraded forests, secondary thickets, secondary grasslands and pastures, coral reefs, islets, phanerogam grasslands, brackish lakes, savannas. Particularity: Existence of sacred sites: traditional places of worship, tombs in the mangroves.
Bush fires for arable land expansion, grazing renewal and concealment of stolen livestock tracks, collection of secondary forest products, slash-and-burn farming, illegal logging of forest trees, hunting, poaching of sea turtles, invasive plants, use of poison for fishing.
Sea fishing is the main activity of the local population.
As with all protected areas managed by MNP, Kirindy Mité National Park is managed in a collaborative co-management manner with the participation of local community members in conservation and development activities. They are grouped in the CLP (local park committee) and the COSAP (protected areas orientation and support committee).
FAPBM support for Kirindy Mité National Park began with the establishment of the German government's Sinking Fund in 2007. The greatest threat to the natural habitats of the national park is fire. Many hectares are burned every year in the park, especially in the surrounding savannah.
