Accordingly, in more than two months of field surveys and camera trap placement along the route, experts from the Center at Ea So Nature Reserve recorded 789 species of vascular plants, belonging to 148 families, 494 genera; including 1 critically endangered species, 9 endangered species and 11 near-endangered species.
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| Scene of the announcement of the results of the biodiversity survey. |
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.
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| A rare Gaur individual was recorded by a camera trap at Ea So Nature Reserve. ( Photo provided by the Center) |
At the Krong Nang Watershed Protection Forest Management Board, the investigation team recorded 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.
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| A herd of deer recorded at Ea So Nature Reserve. ( Photo provided by the Center) |
Notably, for the first time in Ea So Nature Reserve, some rare animals have been recorded: 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 .
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| A silverbacked perch recorded at Ea So Nature Reserve. ( Photo provided by the Center) |
Mr. Le Minh Tien, Director of Ea So Nature Reserve, said that the results of this survey basically assessed the biodiversity in the forest area managed by the unit. This is a source of data to help build a more effective forest management and protection plan in the future.
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| Ea So Nature Reserve seen from above. |
Ea So Nature Reserve has an area of 26,848 hectares and Krong Nang Watershed Protection Forest Management Board has an area of 7,800 hectares. Currently, the two units are carrying out procedures to merge and upgrade to a National Park.
Van Tiep
Source: https://baodaklak.vn/xa-hoi/202508/phat-hien-nhieu-loai-thu-quy-hiem-6d80c38/
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