Tram Chim National Park cooperated with the Department of Construction of Dong Thap province to renovate, repair and supplement specialized infrastructure in subdivision A3, where red-crowned cranes from the Thai zoo are expected to be received. The main items include: baby crane cages, pair cages, rescue cages, medicine room, food storage and camera surveillance system.

The area for raising adult cranes is arranged in a semi-wild form. Items such as: planting trees, installing roofs, renovating grass and installing camera systems have been completed.

The central camera system connects to each cage, allowing continuous monitoring. Technical staff are assigned to monitor, record and report periodically, ensuring the care process is strict and up to standard.

Tram Chim National Park designs friendly, airy and convenient paths for visitors to access without affecting the cranes' habitat.

Tram Chim National Park is continuing to implement phase 2 of the infrastructure system. Currently, the bird breeding area has completed the foundation, erected pillars, built walls and dug the lakes inside. The crane breeding area is under construction, completing the foundation and surrounding wall structure.

According to the Tram Chim National Park Management Board, the unit has carefully prepared infrastructure and logistics to serve the crane care work. Crane food is imported directly from Thailand, periodically every 3 months and currently has enough food for the next 6 months.

It is expected that from April 15 to 19, Dong Thap province will receive 6 red-crowned cranes from Thailand and take them to Tram Chim for care.

This event not only marks an important step forward in conservation work but also strongly spreads the message of preserving biodiversity, contributing to raising public awareness in protecting wildlife, especially in the precious wetlands of Dong Thap Muoi.

As CAND Online reported, on the evening of April 10, Dong Thap province received the first 6 red-crowned cranes from the Kingdom of Thailand to Vietnam for recovery and development by raising and releasing them back into the wild.

These 6 red-crowned cranes (about 7 months old) were raised at Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo (Thailand) and transported to Vietnam by air, including 3 males and 3 females.

After checking its health status, the red-crowned crane was transferred to Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden to be quarantined according to regulations on wildlife quarantine, then transported to Tram Chim National Park (Tam Nong district, Dong Thap province) for continued care and conservation work.

The transfer and receipt of 6 red-crowned cranes from the Kingdom of Thailand to Vietnam is the first important milestone in the Cooperation Program between Vietnam and Thailand on red-crowned crane conservation.

The red-crowned crane is the symbol of Tram Chim National Park and Dong Thap province. This is a rare species, listed in the World Red Book and is in a state of emergency in need of protection.

Tram Chim National Park once recorded more than 1,000 red-crowned cranes, one of 15 crane species currently existing in the world. Due to many different reasons, the number of red-crowned cranes in Tram Chim has been decreasing. In recent years, the number of cranes in Tram Chim has been very low, some years there have been no cranes at all.

In 2023, the People's Committee of Dong Thap province approved the Project on Conservation and Development of Red-crowned Cranes in Tram Chim National Park for the period 2022 - 2032. The implementation of the project is a positive signal to restore and develop the red-crowned crane flock in Tram Chim National Park.

The project will be implemented for 10 years, with about 100 cranes raised and released, 50 of which are able to live in the natural environment, helping people and friends near and far to observe and learn about the living environment and growth characteristics of red-crowned cranes.

To carry out this project, the task is to receive and raise cranes transferred from Thailand, research reproduction and release red-crowned cranes back into the wild at Tram Chim National Park.

Along with that is the improvement and restoration of the ecosystem and habitat of cranes, building a sustainable ecological agricultural production model (rice), combining well between ensuring livelihoods for people and the environment around the crane raising area.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/Xa-hoi/vuon-quoc-gia-tram-chim-san-sang-tiep-nhan-nuoi-duong-va-phat-trien-dan-seu-dau-do-i765079/