Tram Chim Ramsar Site, Dong Thap Province (2012)

Grasslands and waterfowl  – Author Quoilp

As the world’s 2000th Ramsar site recognized in early 2012, the wetland area of ​​Tram Chim National Park, Tam Nong district, Dong Thap is a place of particularly important value in preserving submerged plant and animal genetic resources. Typical country of the Dong Thap Muoi region. With more than 7,000 hectares of grasslands and melaleuca forests, Tram Chim National Park is famous for the rare red-crowned crane species listed in the World Red Book along with more than 20,000 individuals of water birds residing in the dry season.

Tram Chim Ramsar Site is one of the very few places in the world where rare wild rice species still exist. This wetland region is also home to eight species of birds and five species of fish that are globally threatened, especially the Bengal turtle and the giant barb. However, in the dry season, serious forest fires often occur in Tram Chim, so forest protection and public awareness propaganda need to be paid more attention to preserve the precious gift that nature has given. bestowed upon the nation.

Source: Department of Natural Resources and Biodiversity