Bringing Red-crowned Cranes to Dong Thap, aiming for multi-value goals

On April 20, an important milestone in the recovery of this rare bird species under the Red-crowned Cranes Conservation and Development Project in Tram Chim National Park for the period 2022 - 2032 of Dong Thap province was marked: officially receiving the Red-crowned Cranes to Tram Chim National Park (Tam Nong district) after completing quarantine according to regulations on wildlife quarantine at Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens.

The first 6 Red-crowned Cranes (about 7 months old) were adopted at Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo, Kingdom of Thailand.

Each individual returning to Dong Thap to Tram Chim is named and each name of each crab has its own meaning, expressing solidarity and wishing for good things in the future. They are the names Lotus, Ti Ci, Tha Vi, Dung Mit, Phuc Vien, Tan Nguyen.

Previously, Tram Chim National Park recorded more than 1,000 Red-crowned Cranes. However, due to many different reasons, the number of cranes in Tram Chim is decreasing, even one year without any individuals returning.

With a significant decline, the natural crab population is facing the risk of extinction in the near future. According to experts, the loss of Red-crowned Cranes not only loses the precious bird species listed in the World Red Book of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) but also loses the factor of attracting tourists, businessmen prioritize investment... This is something that is difficult to calculate with money.

Mr. Le Quoc Phong - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Dong Thap province said that the activity demonstrated the sense of responsibility of many generations of leaders and people of Dong Thap province in persistently protecting and restoring the natural environment, creating favorable conditions for Red-crowned Cranes - a species endemic to Tram Chim National Park and a symbol of Dong Thap, which can be visited regularly in the province.

This event has opened the way for Dong Thap to have the opportunity to implement a research program on long-term, scientific, and thorough Red-crowned Cranes from the stages of care, breeding, conservation, release and even formation of an ecosystem to stabilize the Red-crowned Cranes.

Above all, the "bigger thing" of crab conservation is to create environmental indicators, restore the habitats of Tram Chim National Park - the typical ecosystem of the flooded areas of the Mekong Delta and of the whole of Vietnam. Taking the Red-crowned Cranes as a sign of environmental change, marking the recovery of the bird's nest National Park, helping to protect the environment, becoming a foundation for sustainability.

Dong Thap has had about 100 hectares of rice fields in the area around Tram Chim National Park converted to organic production.Up to now, some enterprises have purchased all of this rice to form a new, environmentally friendly product line.

"This not only brings higher economic benefits to rice growers, but also ensures their health and that of consumers of this product.Through the presence of the Red-crowned Crane - a sign of a clean environment, investors are confident that they will come to Dong Thap more.In short, the story of preserving red-crowned crane is a multi-value story" - Dong Thap Secretary informed.

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