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Nam Cat Tien National
Park
This park covers
74,000 Hectares of lowland forest
and swamp approximately 100km (70miles) north east of Ho Chi Minh
City and is home to numerous birds and mammals. One of Vietnams
most important and largest National Parks. Supported by the WWF,
projects include surveying the small population of Javan
rhinoceros, that still exist in the area the last remaining
population on main land. Other mammals include Elephant, Gaur and
tiger. Many birds can be found, including such specialities as Germain's
Peacock Pheasant, Bar-bellied Pitta and the rare endemic Orange-necked
Partridge.
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Fauna
of the Cat Tien National Park includes at least 55
mammal species, more than 300
species of birds, 40
reptile species, 14 amphibians and 16 species of freshwater
fish. The park supports approximately 440 species of butterflies
and numerous other fascinating insects.
The forest
provides a refuge for a number of other threatened or unusual
species including black gibbon, elephant , tiger , leopard
, clouded leopard, Gaur, Banteng , Indian Muntjac and wild
boar. This is the only location in mainland South-east Asia
where southern Douc Langur is still recorded. There are also
reports of kouprey being found in the reserve and Crocodile
lake is a breeding area for a number of Siamese crocodile.
Other reptiles include monitor lizard.
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Bird
species include peafowl, Siamese fireback, endemic
Germain's peacock-pheasant, endemic red-vented bulbul,
Indian darter , milky stork and a wide variety of resident
and migratory waterfowl. Groups of 10-20 lesser adjutant
storks have been observed, and the species is said to
breed in the centre of the marsh along with various
herons and egrets. Woolly-necked stork has also been
reported in recent years.. Some migratory ducks are
present during winter. The reserve is also rich in birds
of prey including several species associated with the
wetlands, such as osprey, black kite, brahminy kite,
grey-headed fishing eagle, crested serpent eagle and
red-legged falconet.
The
Cat Tien National Park is located in the three provinces
of Dong Nai, Lam Dong and Binh Phuoc and located approximately
150km north-east of Ho Chi Minh City.
Vegetation
is varied and made up of seasonally flooded grassland
and swamp forest. The wetland is bounded to the east,
south and west by dense humid evergreen forest with
Hills support semi-evergreen and deciduous forest.
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As well as the
wild life interest there are also several ethnic
tribes of the Stieng, Ma, Ta Lai and Cho'ro tribes who have
lived in the central valley of the reserve for several centuries,
and several hundred people are currently resident.
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