National Park
Bach Ma
Vietnam
VietnamDouc langur · northern white-cheeked gibbon
See parkVietnam's first national park, declared personally by Ho Chi Minh in 1962; it holds trees more than 1,000 years old and a rescue centre for critically endangered primates
Area
222 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1962
Declared personally in 1962 by Ho Chi Minh, then president of North Vietnam, Cuc Phuong was the first national park in the whole of Vietnam, even before the country was reunified. It holds trees more than 1,000 years old and the Endangered Primate Rescue Center, which works on captive breeding of species such as Delacour's langur, endemic to Vietnam and listed as critically endangered, with a total wild population below 300 animals.
Ecosystems found in Vietnam, where Cuc Phuong lies.
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Same country: Vietnam
Same country: Vietnam
Same country: Vietnam
Same country: Vietnam
Based on what we already know about this park.
Region
South-East Asia (Ninh Bình)
Climate
Tropical, Mountain
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