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Kirindy Forest Scenery - forest giant, Madagascar Some scenery from Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. Kirindy is part of the tropical dry forest region of Madagascar:<br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_dry_deciduous_forests" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_dry_deciduous_forests</a><br /> <br /> It is a private reserve, owned by a Swiss company who combines sustainable selective logging practises with conservation. Kirindy is a hotspot for researchers, above all to study its unique mammal wildlife. Our guide told us the BBC film crew also attends every single year.<br /> <br /> Supposedly, all of Kirindy turns green from December to March, during the rain season. Bringing out many reptiles and amphibians. Yet it also means the roads are so bad that you cannot even get there, and they regularly close the reserve for visitors then. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83330/kirindy_forest_scenery_madagascar.html" title="Kirindy Forest Scenery, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/83330_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=UHcEO4FnrLEclTTEpVndX4hLqBI%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Kirindy Forest Scenery, Madagascar Some scenery from Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. Kirindy is part of the tropical dry forest region of Madagascar:<br /> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_dry_deciduous_forests<br /> <br /> It is a private reserve, owned by a Swiss company who combines sustainable selective logging practises with conservation. Kirindy is a hotspot for researchers, above all to study its unique mammal wildlife. Our guide told us the BBC film crew also attends every single year.<br /> <br /> Supposedly, all of Kirindy turns green from December to March, during the rain season. Bringing out many reptiles and amphibians. Yet it also means the roads are so bad that you cannot even get there, and they regularly close the reserve for visitors then. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83331/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_dry_season_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83332/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_forest_giant_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83333/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_faza_tree_madagascar.html Africa,Geotagged,Kirindy Reserve,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Winter,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83331/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_dry_season_madagascar.html" title="Kirindy Forest Scenery - dry season, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/83331_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=tFuEbwK4ajLwz0Gg%2FPmreh2TLhU%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Kirindy Forest Scenery - dry season, Madagascar Some scenery from Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. Kirindy is part of the tropical dry forest region of Madagascar:<br /> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_dry_deciduous_forests<br /> <br /> It is a private reserve, owned by a Swiss company who combines sustainable selective logging practises with conservation. Kirindy is a hotspot for researchers, above all to study its unique mammal wildlife. Our guide told us the BBC film crew also attends every single year.<br /> <br /> Supposedly, all of Kirindy turns green from December to March, during the rain season. Bringing out many reptiles and amphibians. Yet it also means the roads are so bad that you cannot even get there, and they regularly close the reserve for visitors then. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83330/kirindy_forest_scenery_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83332/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_forest_giant_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83333/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_faza_tree_madagascar.html Africa,Geotagged,Kirindy Reserve,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Winter,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83333/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_faza_tree_madagascar.html" title="Kirindy Forest Scenery - Faza tree, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/83333_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=OMoYsic29iNftbqY1jVAtUFWrPQ%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Kirindy Forest Scenery - Faza tree, Madagascar Locals call this tree the Faza tree. Faza means whitey, white man, pale person. It refers to the peeling of skin when pale folks stay in the sun for too long.<br /> <br /> Some scenery from Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. Kirindy is part of the tropical dry forest region of Madagascar:<br /> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_dry_deciduous_forests<br /> <br /> It is a private reserve, owned by a Swiss company who combines sustainable selective logging practises with conservation. Kirindy is a hotspot for researchers, above all to study its unique mammal wildlife. Our guide told us the BBC film crew also attends every single year.<br /> <br /> Supposedly, all of Kirindy turns green from December to March, during the rain season. Bringing out many reptiles and amphibians. Yet it also means the roads are so bad that you cannot even get there, and they regularly close the reserve for visitors then. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83330/kirindy_forest_scenery_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83331/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_dry_season_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83332/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_forest_giant_madagascar.html Africa,Geotagged,Kirindy Reserve,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Winter,World" /></a></figure> Africa,Geotagged,Kirindy Reserve,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Winter,World Click/tap to enlarge

Kirindy Forest Scenery - forest giant, Madagascar

Some scenery from Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. Kirindy is part of the tropical dry forest region of Madagascar:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_dry_deciduous_forests

It is a private reserve, owned by a Swiss company who combines sustainable selective logging practises with conservation. Kirindy is a hotspot for researchers, above all to study its unique mammal wildlife. Our guide told us the BBC film crew also attends every single year.

Supposedly, all of Kirindy turns green from December to March, during the rain season. Bringing out many reptiles and amphibians. Yet it also means the roads are so bad that you cannot even get there, and they regularly close the reserve for visitors then.

Kirindy Forest Scenery, Madagascar Some scenery from Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. Kirindy is part of the tropical dry forest region of Madagascar:<br /> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_dry_deciduous_forests<br /> <br /> It is a private reserve, owned by a Swiss company who combines sustainable selective logging practises with conservation. Kirindy is a hotspot for researchers, above all to study its unique mammal wildlife. Our guide told us the BBC film crew also attends every single year.<br /> <br /> Supposedly, all of Kirindy turns green from December to March, during the rain season. Bringing out many reptiles and amphibians. Yet it also means the roads are so bad that you cannot even get there, and they regularly close the reserve for visitors then. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83331/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_dry_season_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83332/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_forest_giant_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83333/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_faza_tree_madagascar.html Africa,Geotagged,Kirindy Reserve,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Winter,World

Kirindy Forest Scenery - dry season, Madagascar Some scenery from Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. Kirindy is part of the tropical dry forest region of Madagascar:<br /> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_dry_deciduous_forests<br /> <br /> It is a private reserve, owned by a Swiss company who combines sustainable selective logging practises with conservation. Kirindy is a hotspot for researchers, above all to study its unique mammal wildlife. Our guide told us the BBC film crew also attends every single year.<br /> <br /> Supposedly, all of Kirindy turns green from December to March, during the rain season. Bringing out many reptiles and amphibians. Yet it also means the roads are so bad that you cannot even get there, and they regularly close the reserve for visitors then. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83330/kirindy_forest_scenery_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83332/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_forest_giant_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83333/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_faza_tree_madagascar.html Africa,Geotagged,Kirindy Reserve,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Winter,World

Kirindy Forest Scenery - Faza tree, Madagascar Locals call this tree the Faza tree. Faza means whitey, white man, pale person. It refers to the peeling of skin when pale folks stay in the sun for too long.<br /> <br /> Some scenery from Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. Kirindy is part of the tropical dry forest region of Madagascar:<br /> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_dry_deciduous_forests<br /> <br /> It is a private reserve, owned by a Swiss company who combines sustainable selective logging practises with conservation. Kirindy is a hotspot for researchers, above all to study its unique mammal wildlife. Our guide told us the BBC film crew also attends every single year.<br /> <br /> Supposedly, all of Kirindy turns green from December to March, during the rain season. Bringing out many reptiles and amphibians. Yet it also means the roads are so bad that you cannot even get there, and they regularly close the reserve for visitors then. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83330/kirindy_forest_scenery_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83331/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_dry_season_madagascar.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83332/kirindy_forest_scenery_-_forest_giant_madagascar.html Africa,Geotagged,Kirindy Reserve,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Winter,World

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    Christine Young
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    Lovely dramatic perspective! Posted 6 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks! Posted 6 years ago

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Uploaded Aug 18, 2019. Captured Jul 9, 2019 15:02 in Madagascar.
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