Betioky is a town in Atsimo-Andrefana Region, Madagascar and is crossed by the Route nationale 10 . The population is 25,612 inhabitants in 2018.
6-485: An airport serves the town. Betioky belongs to the poorest regions of Madagascar, where no facilities for tapped drinking water exist. The Beza Mahafaly Reserve lies approx. 35 km North-East of Betioky Sud in the municipality of Ankazombalala . The Betioky mine , an iron ore deposit than is not yet exploited. 23°43′14″S 44°22′50″E / 23.72056°S 44.38056°E / -23.72056; 44.38056 This Atsimo-Andrefana location article
12-416: A 520-hectare (1,300-acre) gallery of arid spiny forest . The reserve has a museum that is open to tourists. Tree species featured in the two galleries include tamarind trees and Madagascar ocotillo , among many others. Animals residing in the galleries include four species of lemurs , four species of tenrecs , 17 species of saurians , 12 species of snakes , two species of tortoises and, in season,
18-462: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Beza Mahafaly Reserve The Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve is a nature reserve in Madagascar 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Betioky Sud. The reserve also provides training and research opportunities. It consists of a fenced gallery forest , approximately 100 hectares (250 acres), separated by 8 kilometres (5 mi) from
24-617: The Nile crocodile . There are over 100 species of birds . The reserve is situated at 35 km North East of Betioky-Atsimo on the right side of the Onilahy River . The Reserve was founded in 1975, when community leaders formed a partnership with the University of Madagascar (now University of Antananarivo ), Washington University in St. Louis , and Yale University aiming to protect
30-491: The field, with individual tagging, anatomical measurement, and genetic and hormone sampling helping researchers to understand their behavior, physiology , mating strategies, and demography . In addition to collecting systematic data on climatic conditions, the Monitoring Team seeks to gather information about the human community living near the reserve: who they are, how they live, and what are their attitudes toward
36-573: The forest. It has been a centre for research and education since 1978, and the Bezà Mahafaly Monitoring Team of local researchers began work in 1995. International researchers, supported by the Monitoring Team, maintain long-term studies of the reserve's wildlife. For example, Verreaux's sifaka and the ring-tailed lemur have been the subjects of collaborative research by Malagasy and US researchers for over 25 years. During this period, hundreds of specimens have been observed in
#370629