Documents Awareness - Knowledge
logo
ECONOMY-SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGY

90 red-head cranes flock to Tram Chim

12 April 2011 | 04:06:00 PM

(TNKTSG Online) – “On the morning of March 18, we counted 90 red-head cranes at Tram Chim National Park, 27 more than the previous month and 23 more than last March”- Nguyen Van Hung, director of the park, answered Sai Gon Economic Times via phone.

 
Red-head cranes at Tram Chim National Park, Photo: Huynh Kim
Birds eat eleocharis plantaginea - its main food at A1, A4 and A5 protected areas of Tram Chim National Park. Mr. Hung and his colleagues counted cranes by using specialized means from the park’s management board.
According to Mr. Hung, there are two reasons for the increasing number of birds returning to the park. Firstly, it could be the result of the Hydrology Management Project sponsored by the WWF and Can Tho University, which helps monitor water suitably so that ecosystem has been improved, and grass, birds, fish, etc… start to grow again. (In the past, to prevent forest fire, water level was kept high, which has destroyed ecosystem gradually).
Secondly, Dong Thap province have assigned over 100 soldiers to protect Tram Chim National Park, which has reduced fish hunting, forest burning and killed mimosa pigra effectively.
Tram Chim National Park in Tam Nong district (Dong Thap) occupies nearly 7,000 hectares and is the representative of the Mekong Delta’s wetland ecosystem. Since 1985, red-head cranes- an environmental ambassador- have spotted here annually in dry seasons.
(TB KTSG, 18/3/2011)
 

Views: 1849

Other news

Vietnam coffee exports hit record high

(06/09/2025 06:27:AM )

Con Dao officially connected to national power grid

(05/09/2025 06:22:AM )

PMI holds at 50.4 in August despite tariff-driven drop in orders

(04/09/2025 06:36:AM )

HCM City aims to join global Top 100 liveable cities

(30/08/2025 07:26:AM )

Tunnel to be built under Danang airport

(29/08/2025 08:35:AM )

HCM City pushes to achieve 2025 growth target of at least 8.5 per cent

(28/08/2025 06:50:AM )

VinFast to debut electric buses in Europe

(27/08/2025 08:45:AM )

Vietnam aims to see 30 SOEs with billion-dollar revenue by 2030

(24/08/2025 07:11:AM )

Vietnam’s dairy herd shrinks as growth plunges

(21/08/2025 07:04:AM )

ENVIRONMENT BRAND

UPCOMING EVENTS
The project that won the First Prize in the...

(VACNE, 17/6/2025) - The topic: “Artificial Wood Production from Straw” by the group of contestants Straw Wood, from Tra Vinh University, has just won the championship of the GVB Prize Startup Competition 2025 in London (United Kingdom) on June 15, 2025.

See more
The first Green Cypress to be recognized...

(VACNE) – These are 2 green cypress trees more than 300 years old with chemical name Calocedrus macrolepis Kurz solemnly held by Ba Vi National Park Management Board to announce the decision of Vietnam Heritage Tree on the morning of February 27, 2024.

See more
Some pictures of the ceremony to recognize...

(VACNE) – N(VACNE) – Authorities, mass organizations and local communities solemnly received the Certificate of Recognition of Vietnamese Heritage Trees for two majestic Sanh trees (nearly 30 meters high, more than 200 years old) in Trieu Phu communal house, in zone 7, Hung Son town, Lam Thao district, Phu Tho province on April 22, 2023 on the occasion of Hung King's death anniversary.

See more
Media contributes to the success of the international...

(VACNE) - On March 21, 2022, the Organizing Committee of the International workshop "The Effects of Environmental Pollution on Biodiversity and Human Health" had a meeting, chaired by Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Sinh - VACNE President

See more
ADB finances climate resilience infrastructure...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $60 million financing package to improve the climate resilience of transport and water supply infrastructure in Vietnam’s south-central coastal provinces of Binh Dinh and Quang Nam, especially in remote upland districts with large ethnic minority communities.

See more
PHOTO GALLERY