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Xuan Thuy National Park – Photo provided by the National Park
Xuan Thuy National Park in Giao Thuy district, Nam Dinh is a fertile alluvial area south of the Ba Lat estuary of the Red River with a total area of about 7,100 hectares. The wetland area here is home to a complex of submerged flora and fauna typical of the Red River Delta with the habitat of more than 215 water bird species, many of which are listed in the Red Book. world such as: spoonbill, spoonbill, yellow-billed loggerhead, red-headed heron, pelican, gull,…
Xuan Thuy National Park has 120 species of vascular plants, of which nearly 20 species are adapted to flooded conditions, forming thousands of hectares of mangroves. The forests here contribute to fixing alluvium to create new alluvial grounds, serve as nurseries and provide food for aquatic animals, and play a role in ecological balance in the area. There are 111 species of floating plants, many species of algae have high economic value such as Golden Thread Seaweed. Every year, about 100 species of migratory birds choose this place as a stopover on their journey south to avoid the cold, including up to 1/5 of the world’s population of spoonbill storks. The spoonbill is a type of water bird with a very unique spoon-shaped beak. There are currently not many left in the wild, perhaps that is why its image is made a symbol of Xuan Thuy National Park. With its outstanding global values, in 1989, Xuan Thuy Wetland was recognized as the 50th Ramsar site in the world and the first in Southeast Asia by meeting 6/9 of the site’s criteria. Ramsar.
Source: Department of Natural Resources and Biodiversity