A 40-year dataset for sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) at Bezà Mahafaly Special Reserve, SW Madagascar

The sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) has been monitored and studied at the Bezà Mahafaly Special Reserve (BMSR) in southwest Madagascar since 1984. The Yale Peabody Museum (New Haven, USA) hosts the Sifaka Database, under a collaborative agreement with the School of Agronomy, University of Antananarivo (Madagascar). The Database encompasses over 900 individuals, providing information on male and female life history parameters, individual development and aging, and social group dynamics.  The purpose of the Database is to support research, serve as a resource for teaching, and contribute to the conservation of biodiversity in and around the BMSR.