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U Minh Thuong National Park – source: VNA
U Minh Thuong National Park, located in U Minh Thuong district, Kien Giang province, was upgraded from U Minh Thuong Nature Reserve to National Park according to Decision No. 11/QD-TTg dated January 14, 2002 of the Prime Minister.
U Minh Thuong National Park is the 5th national park in Vietnam to be recognized as an ASEAN Heritage Park in 2012. It is also the first peatland heritage park in the region. At the same time, the park was recognized as the 8th Ramsar site (a wetland of international importance for biology and conservation) in Vietnam and the 2,228th in the world in 2015.
The U Minh Thuong area belongs to the core zone of the Kien Giang Biosphere Reserve, recognized on October 27, 2006.
The national park has a total area of 21,107 hectares, of which the core zone accounts for 8,038 hectares and the buffer zone accounts for 13,069 hectares. This is a type of forest with a tropical flooded forest ecosystem that is very rare in the world. The flora and fauna system in U Minh Thuong National Park is very diverse and rich, among the best in the Mekong Delta region with 32 species of mammals, 186 species of birds, 39 species of amphibians, 34 species of fish… Many species of animals here such as: Long-nosed otter, Fishing cat, Grey-legged pelican, Javan ibis… are listed in the Red Book of Vietnam and the world. Regarding plants, besides the native Melaleuca cajuputi, there are more than 243 species of higher vascular plants, including many tall, large woody species such as: Bui, Mop, Dau, Tram, Gao…
In particular, in the saline forest ecosystem of the Mekong Delta, only the forest flora of the core zone of U Minh Thuong National Park has the characteristics of primeval climax forests. These are the dominant combinations of mixed Melaleuca forests and Melaleuca forests on peat soil, with an area of nearly 3,000 hectares. This is also the base of the Revolution during the resistance war. With this characteristic, U Minh Thuong National Park is not only an area with typical peatland ecosystems, but it is also considered a historical relic of Kien Giang province. U Minh Thuong National Park is one of the three most important wetlands in the Mekong Delta; it has the characteristics of primeval climax forests. These are the dominant combinations of mixed forests and Melaleuca forests on peat soil, becoming an ecosystem of special importance; a place to nurture and shelter many wild, rare, unique and endangered animals. The National Park can be best described as a Melaleuca forest ecosystem in a peat swamp area. It also has nearly 3,000 hectares of wetlands and flooded grasslands – the largest and most important area of forests in the U Minh region.
Source: Department of Natural Resources and Environment