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Son Tra Peninsula Nature Reserve – source: https://danangfantasticity.com/
Son Tra is a peninsula located in the Northeast of Da Nang city, with an area of 4,370 hectares, which has become Son Tra nature reserve since 1977 (according to Decision No. 41/TTG dated January 24, 1977) of the Prime Minister.
It can be said that Son Tra is not only a green lung that preserves a clean environment for Da Nang city but also a rich source of water resources, a place with a well-developed system of forest vegetation and wild animals.
Son Tra Peninsula has geographical coordinates: East longitude from 108 o 12’45” to 108 o 20’40”; North latitude 16 o 05’50” to 16 o 09’06” and lies in the East-West direction, with a mountain range length of 13 km, width from 1.5 – 5 km; peninsula circumference is about 60 km. of which ¾ is adjacent to the sea, the average height of the peninsula is 350m, the highest point is (Oc peak) 696m high, followed by the television point 647m high, the top of the ball 621m high
Forest resources: Son Tra Peninsula is covered by evergreen closed forest in the tropical rainy season. However, due to human impact, the forest area is increasingly shrinking. According to statistics in 1989, the forest only accounted for 67% of the area of Son Tra Peninsula. Of which, the average forest is 400ha, accounting for 9% of the area; restored forest is 2,610.6ha, accounting for 58.8% of the area; the rest is shrubland and grassland.
Animal resources: According to 2017 statistics, Son Tra has 366 animal species, of which, mammals have 42 species, 20 families, 8 orders; birds have 162 species belonging to 45 families; reptiles have 55 species, 8 families; amphibians have 22 species, 6 families; insects have 231 species, including 113 butterfly species belonging to 10 families and 29 beetle species belonging to 13 families.
Son Tra Peninsula also has a diversity of species composition: the total number of higher plant species is 1,010 species, accounting for 9.37% of Vietnam’s higher plant species, belonging to 483 genera and 143 families. The total number of rare species is 22 species.
Source: Department of Natural Resources and Environment