Tram Chim National Park
Spreading over an area of 7 villages (Tan Cong Sinh, Phu Duc, Phu Tho, Phu
Thanh A, Phu Thanh B, Phu Hiep) and Tram Chim town in Tam Nong District, the Tram Chim National Park is a miniature of the
Dong Thap Muoi region,
featuring a broad and diverse range of animals and plants in the
Mekong delta region.
The total area of Tram Chim National Park is more than 7500 ha, housing as
many as 200 types of birds which make up ¼ the bird population in
Vietnam.
Some of these birds have been put in the Red Book for a long time. The most
typical and most well-known one is the Red-crown Crane, one of the last 15
crane pieces in the world. Normally, a crane has a height of more than 1.7
m, gray feathers, long neck, red head and wide wings. Unlike other types of
bird in the region, these cranes only find food on land. During the rainy
season when the level of water in
Dong Thap rise continuously, they have to
look for food in other places. Thus, you can only see these birds there from
December to June.
The Tram Chim National Park has been renovated and invested by the
government to become a natural museum and an attractive eco-tourism site.
Many international preservation organizations have also sponsored to help
protecting the rare and valuable birds there.