Cat Tien National Park (Vietnamese: Vườn quốc gia Cát Tiên) is an important national park found in the south of Vietnam, approximately 150 km north of Ho Chi Minh City. It protects one of the largest areas of lowland tropical rainforests left in Vietnam. Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada A national park is a reserve of land, usually, but not always (see National Parks of England and Wales), declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution. ... “Saigon” redirects here. ... The Daintree Rainforest in Queensland, Australia. ...

History

Cat Tien national park was protected initially in 1978 as two sectors, Nam Cat Tien and Tay Cat Tien. Another sector, Cat Loc, was gazeted as a Rhinoceros Reserve in 1992 upon the discovery of a population of the Vietnamese Javan Rhinoceros, an occasion that brought the park into the world's eye. The three areas were combined to form one park in 1998. Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Trinomial name Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus Heude, 1892 The Vietnamese Javan Rhinoceros, Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus, is one of the two existing subspecies of the Javan Rhinoceros. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Th park suffered historically during the Vietnam War when it was extensively sprayed with pesticides like the defoliant Agent Orange. To this day these areas have extensive bamboo and grassland cover and trees have not yet grown back. Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... A cropduster spreading pesticide. ... For other uses, see Agent Orange (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Bamboo (disambiguation). ... The Konza tallgrass prairie in the Flint Hills of northeastern Kansas. ...

Biodiversity

About 50% of Cat Tien National Park is evergreen forest, dominated by Dipterocarpaceae, 40% of the park comprises bamboo woodland, the remaining 10% is farmland, wetlands and grassland. The park fauna is impressive, if highly threatened, comprising of such impressive megafauna as Javan Rhinos (only one of two populations in the world), Asian Elephants, Gaur, Sun Bears and, possibly, Banteng, and wild Water Buffalo. Some accounts also list tigers, Leopards, Clouded Leopards, Dholes and Asiatic black bears, however a recent series of surveys did not confirm this. The park also holds hosts of smaller mammal species, including Yellow-cheeked Gibbons, Silvered Langurs, Crab-eating Macaques, Lesser Slow Loris, as well as civets, mouse deer, and treeshrews. ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ... Genera Anisoptera Cotylelobium Dipterocarpus Dryobalanops Hopea Marquesia Monotes Neobalanocarpus Pakaraimaea Parashorea Shorea Stemonoporus Upuna Vateria Vateriopsis Vatica Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 17 genera and approximately 580-680 species of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees with two-winged fruits. ... A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... It has been suggested that Charismatic megafauna be merged into this article or section. ... Image:Elephant The Asian or Asiatic Elephant (Elephas maximus), sometimes known by the name of its nominate subspecies (the Indian Elephant), is one of the three living species of elephant, and the only living species of the genus Elephas. ... Binomial name Bos gaurus H. Smith, 1827 Range map The Gaur (IPA gauɹ) (Bos gaurus, previously Bibos gauris) is a large, dark-coated ox of South Asia and Southeast Asia. ... Binomial name (Raffles, 1821) Synonyms Ursus malayanus Raffles, 1821 Helarctos euryspilus Horsfield, 1825 Helarctos malayanus Horsfield, 1825 Helarctos anmamiticus Heude, 1901 The Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus) is a bear found primarily in the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia. ... Binomial name Bos javanicus dAlton, 1823 The Banteng (Bos javanicus) is an ox that is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Borneo, Java, and Bali. ... For the controversy at the University of Pennsylvania, see Water buffalo incident. ... For other uses, see Tiger (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Leopard (disambiguation). ... Binomial name (Griffith, 1821) Range map Synonyms Felis macrocelis Felis marmota The Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) is a medium-sized cat, 55 to 110 cm (2 ft to 3 ft 6 in) long and weighing between 15 and 23 kg (33 to 50 lb). ... Binomial name Cuon alpinus (Pallas, 1811) The Dhole (Cuon alpinus) is a species of wild dog of the Canidae family. ... Binomial name (G. Cuvier, 1823) Thibetanus bear range Synonyms Selenarctos thibetanus The Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus or Selenarctos thibetanus), also known as the Tibetan black bear, the Himalayan black bear, or the moon bear, is a medium sized, sharp-clawed, black-coloured bear with a distinctive white or cream... Binomial name Nomascus gabriellae (Thomas, 1909) Synonyms Hylobates gabriellae (Thomas, 1909) The Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon, also called Golden-cheeked Crested Gibbon or Buffed-cheeked gibbon, is a species of gibbon native to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. ... Binomial name Macaca fascicularis Raffles, 1821 The Crab-eating Macaque (Macaca fascicularis) is an arboreal macaque native to South-East Asia. ... Genera Chrotogale Cynogale Diplogale Hemigalus Arctogalidia Macrogalidia Paguma Paradoxurus Civettictis Viverra Viverricula Civets are mammals, most of which are species in the family Viverridae. ... The four species of chevrotain, also known as mouse deer, make up the family Tragulidae. ... Families Tupaiidae Ptilocercidae The treeshrews are small mammals native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. ...

The park also has impressive bird species including White-winged Ducks, Siamese Firebacks, Great Hornbills and Black Eagles. Binomial name Cairina scutulata (Muller, 1842) The White-winged Wood Duck (Cairina scutulata) is a species of dabbling duck in the genus Cairina. ... Binomial name Lophura diardi Bonaparte, 1856 The Siamese Fireback, Lophura diardi also known as Diards Fireback is a medium-sized, up to 80cm long, grey pheasant with an extensive red facial skin, crimson legs and feet, ornamental black crest feathers, reddish brown iris and long curved blackish tail. ... Binomial name Buceros bicornis Linnaeus, 1758 The Great Hornbill, Buceros bicornis also known as Greater Indian Hornbill, is the largest member of the hornbill family. ... Binomial name Ictinaetus malayensis (Temminck, 1822) The Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malayensis) is a bird of prey. ...

Threats

Cat Tien comprises an important reserve in Vietnam, both for the habitat it protects and the species. As well as being a critical reserve for the Javan Rhino, it also is home to 40 IUCN Red List species, and protects around 30% of Vietnam's species. The park is, however, threatened by encroachment from local communities, illegal logging and poaching. In addition, the park is too small for the larger species found inside it, this leads to either their local extinction or to conflicts with local people as these animals move beyond the confines of the park. This problem is particularly intense for the park's elephant population, which is prone to wandering and is considered too small to be self sustainable. Habitat (which is Latin for it inhabits) is the place where a particular species live and grow. ... The World Conservation Union or International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ... The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List and Red Data List), created in 1963, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species. ... Logging is the process in which trees are cut down usually as part of a timber harvest which is good for the environment. ... For other uses, see Poaching (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Extinction (disambiguation). ...

Since the early 1990s, partly as a result of the discovery of rhinos in the park, international donors and the Vietnamese government began to invest more money in protecting the park and managing the resources of local State Forest Enterprises, nearby and adjoining forests, in synch with the park as a whole. There have been moves to combine a management plan that allows for both traditional park management and some limited resource utilisation by local people. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... A donor in general is a person that donates something. ...

References

Protecting mammal diversity: opportunities and constraints for pragmatic conservation management in Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam, Oryx, 38, Polet & Ling, (2004) [1]

External links

• Cat Tien National Park (archive link, was dead)
• WWF in Cat Tien

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