Berenty Reserve is a small private reserve, near
Amboasary Sud,
Anosy. It is situated along the
Mandrare River, set in the semi-arid spiny forest ecoregion of the far south of
Madagascar. For more than three decades the late primatologist
Alison Jolly (who started the research at Berenty),
other researchers
and students have visited Berenty to conduct fieldwork on
. The reserve is also a favourite for visitors who want to see some of Madagascar's endemic bird species, which include owls and
.
The reserve has accommodation in the forest and a set of forest trails to explore. It attracts the most visitors of any Madagascar nature reserve. It is reached after a two-hour drive from Tôlagnaro on the southeast coast.
+ List of lemur species found in Berenty Reserve |
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| Daytime |
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Ring-tailed lemur ( Lemur catta)
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Verreaux's sifaka ( Propithecus verreauxi)
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hybrid True lemur: E. rufifrons x E. collaris (introduced)
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| Nighttime |
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White-footed sportive lemur ( Lepilemur leucopus)
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Gray mouse lemur ( Microcebus murinus)
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Reddish-gray mouse lemur ( Microcebus griseorufus)
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See also
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List of national parks of Madagascar
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Madagascar spiny thickets ecoregion
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Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands, Sinclair and Langrand, 1998.
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