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Tam Quy sen forest – a place to preserve precious genetic resources, serving species conservation and scientific research – source: http://tapchimoitruong.vn/
Tam Quy Sen Forest Nature Reserve (KNR) is located in 3 communes: Ha Linh, Ha Tan, Ha Dong (Ha Trung district, Thanh Hoa province). With low mountainous terrain interspersed with valleys, the natural forest here is abundant and rich in flora and fauna. In particular, the KNR has a pure, rare Sen forest, concentrated with the only large area in Vietnam. The presence of Sen forest here is considered by many people as a natural “museum” of Sen species that needs to be strictly protected.
To protect the Sen forest, in 1986, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 194/QD on the establishment of the Tam Quy Sen Forest Nature Reserve and classified it as a species conservation area in the national special-use forest system. In 2001, the Thanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee issued Decision No. 1766/QD-UB approving the Tam Quy Sen Forest Nature Reserve Project, with a total planning area of 1,314 hectares, of which the buffer zone is 795.5 hectares; the core zone is 518.5 hectares. According to research, the main forest types of the NR are evergreen, lowland forests characterized by the dominance of Sen and green lim, which are two globally threatened species. In addition, the NR also has other tree species such as chestnut, pine, cassia, and cassia, each species is distributed into separate forest areas, specifically: pure Sen forest (300 hectares); ironwood and lim forest (145.5 ha); ironwood and lim forest (63.1 ha); pure ironwood forest (12.1 ha); ironwood and chestnut forest (9.7 ha); resin pine forest (169.5 ha); so forest (5 ha); muong and acacia forest (34.2 ha); grassland and shrub land (37.4 ha).
Regarding the fauna, the KBTTN is also very rich in species composition, with 22 species of mammals (accounting for 8.5%); 51 species of birds (accounting for 6.85%) and 59 species of amphibians and reptiles (accounting for 9% of the species in Vietnam). The largest number of mammals is the rodent order (9 species), followed by the bat order (7 species), the rest fluctuate from 1-3 species. The dominant bird species are the passerine order (28 species), the remaining species fluctuate from 1-5 species, notably 6 families have 1-2 species. Among the mammal species listed, 6 species have high conservation value, listed in the IUCN Red List such as otters, small lorises, golden monkeys, civets, and tree squirrels. Bird species include 4 species of Indian kites, ibises, long-billed babblers, and banded owls; Amphibians and reptiles include 18 species of economic and conservation value such as tree frogs, yellow-fronted box turtles, white-lipped green pit vipers, king cobras, and monitor lizards…
Source: Department of Natural Resources and Environment