In 2005, Bau Sau Wetlands and Seasonal Floodplains, part of Cat Tien National Park in the southern province of Dong Nai, was designated as the 1,499th Ramsar site in the world and the second in Vietnam.
In 2005, Bau Sau Wetlands and Seasonal Floodplains, part of Cat Tien National Park in the southern province of Dong Nai, was designated as the 1,499th Ramsar site in the world and the second in Vietnam.
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Bau Sau is located in an endemic bird area in Vietnam’s southern lowlands. It provides a habitat for tens of bird species closely linked with wetlands, including both endemic and migratory ones, with such rare species as the woolly-necked stork, peacock, lesser adjutant, white-shouldered ibis, and white-winged duck.
Other rare animal species here include Asian elephant, sun bear, Asian black bear and tiger. Bau Sau is also home to the Siamese crocodile, which is listed as critically endangered in Vietnam’s Red Data Book (2007) and on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List (2012).
(Source:VNA)
