Close-up of Cat Tien forest, the largest wild forest in the Central Highlands

Cat Tien National Park (VQG) stretches across the territory of 3 provinces of Lam Dong, Dong Nai and Binh Phuoc with a total area of ​​over 82,000 hectares under the management of the Forest Protection Department (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development). Of which, the area under the territory of Lam Dong province is over 28,000 hectares. This is the largest remaining primary forest in the Central Highlands.

The gentle Dong Nai River creates a rich ecosystem for Cat Tien National Park. The authorities have completed the dossier to submit to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for assessment and granting of the Green List title. Cat Tien National Park is strictly protected with a large number of officers, rangers and forest protection management forces patrolling 24/7.

Coming here, visitors can easily see peacocks on the vast grasslands.

The deer are bewildered on the green grass field

Wild buffaloes graze on the grass

Elephant on the edge of the forest

According to statistics, Cat Tien National Park currently has more than 340 species of forest birds, accounting for more than 40% of the total bird species in Vietnam. Therefore, during the forest trekking trips, visitors can easily encounter and admire rare primates such as black-shanked douc langurs and yellow-cheeked gibbons; and watch rare birds such as hornbills and white-necked cranes on the tops of hundreds of years old trees.

At Bau Sau, visitors can see with their own eyes freshwater crocodiles hiding and hunting in their natural environment.

Images of wild deer and wild cats were recorded by reporters on the night of January 17, 2014, while participating in a tour to see wild animals in the grasslands of Cat Tien National Park.

In addition to animals, Cat Tien National Park has a very rich flora with more than 1,650 species of wood. Rare and precious woods include rosewood, red oak, rosewood, and rosewood. In particular, Cat Tien National Park is preserving many ancient pine trees with a base diameter of tens of meters, a giant root system, and a towering trunk that is over 500 years old.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/can-canh-rung-cat-tien-hoang-da-lon-nhat-tay-nguyen-192240122033153539.htm