Madagascar

Narrow-Striped Mongoose, Kirindy

I visited Madagascar for the first time for 12 days over New Years 2010/11.  The truly fabulous Fano (Fanomezantsoa Andrianirina (see his website)  arranged the trip for me.  For a full report go here.  But, in short, Madagascar is as good as it gets.

Andasibe-Mantadia (Perinet) National Park, 1 night Jan 2011: Indri, Diademed Sifaka, Common Brown Lemur,  Eastern Grey Bamboo Lemur, Black and White Ruffed Lemur, Eastern Avahi, Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur, Goodman’s Mouse Lemur, Lowland Streaked Tenrec.

Lowland Streaked Tenrec, Andasibe

Anja Park, near Ambalavao, 1 hour Jan 2011: Ringtail Lemurs.

Ringtailed Lemurs, Anja Park

Ankarafantsika(Ampijoroa) National Park, 1 night Dec 2010: Coquerel’s  Sifaka, Common Brown Lemur, Mongoose Lemur, Grey Mouse Lemur, Golden Brown Mouse Lemur, Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur, Western Avahi , Western Tuft-tailed Rat, Black Rat, Commerson’s Leaf-nosed Bat, Mauritian Tomb Bat.

Katsepe (near Ankarafantsika),1 night Dec 2010: Crowned Sifaka.

Giant Jumping Rat, Kirindy

Kirindy Special Reserve, 2 nights Jan 2011: Narrow-striped Mongoose, Common Tenrec, Greater Hedgehog Tenrec, Commerson’s Leaf-nosed Bat, Rufous Trident Bat, Red-tailed Sportive Lemur, Pale Fork-marked Lemur, Grey Mouse Lemur, Madam Berthe’s Mouse Lemur, Verreaux’s Sifaka, Red-fronted Brown Lemur, Giant Jumping Rat, Bushpig.

Indri, Andasibe-Mantadia (Perinet) National Park

Ranomafana National Park, 2 nights Jan 2011: Greater Bamboo Lemur, Golden Bamboo Lemur, Eastern Forest Rat,  Red-bellied Lemur, Red-fronted Brown Lemur, Greater Dwarf Lemur, Brown Mouse Lemur, Madagascar Straw-coloured Fruit Bat,  Major’s Bentwing Bat, and (finally) Milne-Edward’s Sifaka.   Heard Black and White Ruffed Lemurs, and also was offered the chance to see again Eastern Bamboo Lemurs and a Lowland Streaked Tenrec, both of which I declined in favour of chasing Milne-Edward’s Sifakas.

Grey Mouse Lemurs, Kirindy