Rich ecosystem Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve covers over 70,000 hectares, occupying one-third of Ho Chi Minh City's total area. It is located in Can Gio district, previously Duyen Hai district. The area is situated in a recently formed estuary complex of tidal flats, where the Vam Co, Sai Gon and Dong Nai rivers reach the sea. Historically, this land, also known as Sac Forest Guerrilla Base, was a key battleground in the two resistance wars against the French and U.S. aggressors, and devastated by U.S. forces who sprayed toxic chemicals that turned the zone into an uninhabited land. After the war, the uninhabited mangrove forests have gradually been invigorated, and its beauty and magnificence returned thanks to the hard work of local people. Tourists to the site are offered an insight into Sac Forest soldiers' military feats in the past. The forest is rich in biodiversity values. There are 52 true and associate mangrove, 200 animal, hundreds of fish and over 40 bird species. The major habitat types found in Can Gio are plantation mangrove, of which there is about 20,000 ha; and naturally regenerating mangrove, of which there is about 7,000 ha. A total of 18 mollusc, 27… Read full this story
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