Many rare animals discovered in Dak Lak forest

During the process of setting camera traps, the units discovered many rare animals listed in the Vietnam Red Book living in the reserve and national forest in Dak Lak.

On August 21, Mr. Le Minh Tien, Director of Ea So Nature Reserve, said that the unit coordinated with the Center for Nature Conservation and Development (under the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations) to announce the results of a biodiversity survey at Ea So Nature Reserve and the Krong Nang Watershed Protection Forest Management Board (Dak Lak province).

A herd of deer recorded at Ea So Nature Reserve. Photo provided by the Center for Nature Conservation and Development

Accordingly, in more than 2 months of field surveys and camera traps along the transect at Ea So Nature Reserve, 789 vascular plant species were recorded, belonging to 148 families and 494 genera; including 1 critically endangered species, 9 endangered species and 11 near-endangered species.

A rare Gaur individual was recorded by a camera trap at Ea So Nature Reserve. Photo provided by the Center for Nature Conservation and Development

Regarding animals, 179 bird species (19 orders, 54 families) were recorded, of which 8 species are listed in the Vietnam Red Book; 30 mammal species (15 families, 6 orders), of which 22 species are listed in the Vietnam Red Book; 48 reptile and amphibian species (12 families, 2 orders), of which 22 species are listed in the Vietnam Red Book.

A silver-backed perch recorded at Ea So Nature Reserve. Photo provided by the Center for Nature Conservation and Development

The investigation team also recorded at the Krong Nang Watershed Protection Forest Management Board that there are 639 species of vascular plants (116 families, 443 genera); 54 species of reptiles and amphibians (19 families, 4 orders), of which 14 species are listed in the Vietnam Red Book; 9 species of mammals (6 families, 5 orders), of which 2 species are listed in the Vietnam Red Book; 125 species of birds (17 orders, 45 families), of which 5 species are listed in the Vietnam Red Book.

In particular, Ea So Nature Reserve has recorded a number of rare animal species: the Little Fish Hawk (group IIB) was rediscovered after more than 20 years; the Silver-backed Cheo leo (extremely endangered group), previously only recorded in Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Phu Yen .

A rare population of pheasants was discovered in Chu Yang Sinh National Park. Photo: Provided by Chu Yang Sinh National Park

Chu Yang Sin National Park ( Dak Lak province) has also coordinated with the Southern Institute of Biology and the Institute of Life Sciences (under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) to set camera traps to record rare animals, including the rare pheasant population. This is a positive signal, confirming that the population of this rare bird species is still stable in the park. At the same time, this is also a testament to the efforts to conserve biodiversity in this special-use forest area.

MAI CUONG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/phat-hien-nhieu-dong-vat-quy-hiem-o-rung-dak-lak-post809436.html