Kirindy Forest, Nature reserve in western Madagascar

Kirindy Forest is a nature reserve in western Madagascar featuring dry deciduous woodland with baobab trees and plants found nowhere else. The forest shelters multiple lemur species along with other animals across its protected area.

The reserve grew out of a sustainable timber harvesting experiment run by the Swiss company Centre de Formation Professionnelle Forestière (CNFEREF), which owns the land; before being renamed Kirindy the area was called "la forêt des Suisses". It now lies within Kirindy Mitea National Park and is known as Kirindy Nord, and part of its management area is set aside for research on animal behaviour.

The name Kirindy comes from Malagasy, meaning "dense forest with wild animals". Before being renamed, the area was called "la forêt des Suisses" because a Swiss company owned the land. The reserve is now managed by the Centre de Formation Professionnelle Forestière (CNFEREF), which trains foresters in sustainable timber harvesting.

The reserve entrance lies on Route nationale 8, between Marofandilia to the south and Belon'i Tsiribihina to the north, about 60 km northeast of Morondava. Paths are well passable in the dry season, when most trees are leafless and many mammals and reptiles are dormant. From December to March heavy rain often makes tracks impassable and the park is regularly closed. Day and night walks are made with a guide.

The forest comes alive after dark with animals that rest during the day emerging to feed and move around. Night visits reveal a completely different world from what daytime walks show.