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AHP Kon Ka Kinh area – Photo provided by the National Park
Kon Ka Kinh National Park was established under Decision No. 167/2002/QD-TTg dated November 25, 2002 of the Prime Minister on the basis of conversion and upgrading from Kon Ka Kinh Nature Reserve. Kon Ka Kinh National Park is known as the “roof of Gia Lai province”, this place is not only known for its majestic natural landscape, but is also an ideal eco-tourism destination that attracts domestic and foreign tourists. outside the province. Not only is it a treasure of Vietnam, Kon Ka Kinh was also recognized by the Ministers of Natural Resources and Environment of Southeast Asian countries as an ASEAN Heritage Park on December 18, 2003.
Kon Ka Kinh National Park is located in the northeast of Gia Lai province, with an area of 42,057.3 hectares with 33,565 hectares of natural forest, mainly primary forests. The name Kon Ka Kinh is also understood as “the highest mountain peak” with 1,748m above sea level, known as “the roof of Gia Lai province.”. The garden is planned according to three functions: strictly protected area (area 17,137.5 hectares); ecological restoration subdivision (23,990 hectares); administrative service subdivision (929.8ha).
According to data from the Institute of Forest Investigation and Planning, the flora recorded here is 1,022 species, belonging to 568 genera and 158 higher flora systems. In which, angiosperms dominate with 928 species, 80 species of plants, and 14 gymnosperms.
These plant species combine into main forest vegetation types including closed evergreen forest, low mountain subtropical humid forest and closed mixed coniferous and broadleaf forest with 2,000 hectares, with many Pomu trees. and can only be found in Kon Ka Kinh National Park.
The long, tangled vines in the forest are natural bridges between the forest canopy layers for small animals to move and live, creating favorable conditions for creating biodiversity for the forest. .
Interspersed with ancient trees that are hundreds of years old and several tens of meters high pointing straight into the blue sky are green vegetation and flowers of all shapes and colors, often changing color depending on the altitude. , the light density where they live.
Due to the diverse characteristics of terrain, climate and a number of other factors that form forests, Kon Ka Kinh National Park has a very rich forest flora system, this place is the convergence point of flora such as flora of the Northern Vietnam system (including species of legumes, mulberry, custard apple, rag, castor and magnolia…), flora of the Yunnan-Guizhou system and the foothills of the Himalayas (including coniferous species of the gymnosperm subphylum such as pine nang, false yellow sandalwood, kim Giao, pomu…), flora of the Malaysia-Indonesia system (including species of trees of the Dipterocarpus family such as Chai Chai, Black cat, Cho Chi, Cam), Indo-Myanmar plant flow (including some species of trees of the almond family such as guava lagerstroemia…).
In addition, there are also a number of endemic species such as the Central Coast beetle, du moc, star fruit, red-banded royal jelly, red-knot, parasol, rosewood, dalat pine, spiny, song powder and a number of rare species. other are recorded in the Red Book of Vietnam and the world.
In addition to a rich forest flora, Kon Ka Kinh National Park also has an endemic forest fauna with 351 species, including 47 rare species listed in the Red Book such as red-cheeked gibbons and patched-shanked langurs. grey, tiger, Truong Son muntjac and great muntjac.
In addition, the National Park is also located in the endemic bird area of the Kom Tum plateau with 160 species of birds, 51 species of reptiles, 209 species of butterflies, including 7 endemic bird species such as black-headed babbler, long-billed babbler, and long-billed babbler. grey, tree-climbing yellow beak, striped pheasant and red-rumped monk and Kon Ka Kinh babbler (also known as red-eared babbler).
The Kon Ka Kinh Babbler is a precious bird species symbol of the Park, discovered for the first time in the National Park within the past 30 years in Asia. Therefore, this bird is named after the garden. In particular, the Garden is also a place to preserve endemic frog species, red-tailed lizard, sapa guy, lumpy frog…
Due to favorable natural and climatic conditions, in recent years, Kon Ka Kinh National Park has developed many types of eco-tourism, contributing to increasing income and improving people’s lives.
Attractive ecotourism activities for tourists include conquering the 1,748m high peak of Kon Ka Kinh mountain, viewing the roof of the Pleiku plateau with majestic mountains and large waterfalls, and visiting forests. primeval plants with diverse shapes and colors, especially with ancient trees thousands of years old, observe many rare animals and endemic species such as gray-shanked douc langurs and gibbons. , muntjac, flying squirrel… In addition, visitors can also immerse themselves in festivals to understand the cultural identity of ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands. In particular, the cultural activities of the Ba Na people are still preserved as in the early days, with gong festivals echoing the mountains and forests…
Source: Department of Natural Resources and Biodiversity