Ranomafana National Park is in the southeastern part of
Madagascar in
Haute Matsiatra and
Vatovavy-Fitovinany. With more than 41,600 hectares (161 square miles) of
tropical rainforest, it is home to several rare species of flora and fauna including the golden bamboo
lemur, the greater bamboo lemur, black and white ruffed lemur and Milne-Edwards sifaka, and over 120 species of frogs. Pitta like ground rollers, blue vangas, short-legged ground rollers and brown mesites can be seen. The park was established in 1991 with the purpose of conserving the unique biodiversity of the local ecosystem and reducing the human pressures on the protected area. It is part of the World Heritage Site
Rainforests of the Atsinanana. Adjacent to the park is the Centre ValBio research station,
[1]established in 2003 and managed by Stony Brook University with a focus on biodiversity research, community health and education, environmental arts and reforestation.