Fossa at Kirindy Forest

Kirindy Forest, a dry deciduous reserve in Madagascar's western Menabe region, offers photographers a rare chance to encounter the fossa, the island's largest predator, amid a stark landscape of baobabs & thorny scrub. This arid habitat supports an exceptional density of nocturnal wildlife, with the fossa sharing the forest with narrow-striped mongoose & red-fronted brown lemur, making patient, low-light photography especially rewarding here. Travellers joining the Madagascar Wildlife & Rainforest holiday typically visit in November, when conditions in Kirindy are best suited to tracking this elusive carnivore. Photographers should come prepared for challenging light & quick-moving subjects, as sightings of this secretive predator are hard-won but unforgettable.