Red-crowned cranes are considered ambassadors of the 2000 Ramsar site – Tram Chim National Park – Photo: Nguyen Van Hung
Mr. Nguyen Phi Da, head of the office of the Dong Thap Provincial People’s Committee, said that as expected, on December 14, the province will hold a seminar and announce the project on the conservation and development of red-crowned cranes in Tram Chim National Park. Phase 2022 – 2032.
“At the moment there is no number of cranes brought back from Thailand this year because we are still waiting for the procedures of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the import of wild animals into Vietnam. Cranes are wild animals, the issues of raising them are of public opinion .Interest, but the project applies the prototype model that has been done in Thailand and has been successful,” Mr Da said.
According to the official project approved by the People’s Committee of Dong Thap Province, within 10 years (2022 – 2032), 100 cranes will be erected, at least 50 will survive. Storks can breed on their own, survive in the wild and live year-round in Tram Chim National Park.
Period 2022 – 2028, to acquire, care for and release 30 6-month-old cranes from Thailand into the natural environment. full barn facilities to service farming; Restoring the ecosystem of Tram Chim National Park by regulating water and improving habitat; 200 hectares of rice as ecological production model; In the first 5 years, storks can breed and survive well.
In the period 2029 – 2032, receive 30 more cranes 6 months old from Thailand; Raising about 40 storks from the original parent flock; Make a distribution chart of storks living inside and outside the garden; The technical staff of Tram Chim National Park can successfully care for the cranes themselves, breed them and release them into the wild; 10 houses have eco-tourism – garden areas combined with crane watching and wildlife related activities. Cutting fields and gardens…
The total estimated cost of implementing the project is approximately 185 billion VND. Of which, about 56 billion VND is used for acquiring, nurturing, research breeding and re-release of cranes; Restoration and restoration of ecosystems and habitats worth approximately VND25 billion; Creating a sustainable ecological agricultural production model worth VND 36 billion; carrying out communication and promotion work worth VND 17 billion; Investment in infrastructure equipment is approximately 52 billion VND.
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