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Vũ Quang National Park | |
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Vườn quốc gia Vũ Quang | |
IUCN category II (
national park) | |
Location | North Central Coast |
Nearest city | Hà Tĩnh |
Coordinates | 18°17′30″N 105°24′30″E / 18.29167°N 105.40833°E |
Area | 550.28 km2 |
Established | 2002 |
Governing body | People's Committee of Hà Tĩnh Province |
Vũ Quang National Park is a national park in Vũ Quang District, Hà Tĩnh Province, North Central Coast, Vietnam. [1] This park contains biodiversity. Saola and giant muntjac are species found in this park. Vũ Quang is a remote forested region of Vietnam, in which several new species of deer and antelope have been discovered since the 1990s. [2] Some are so new that scientific description is still pending, although most have local names.
The area was declared a forest reserve in 1986 and a National Park in 2002. The National Park has an area of 212 square miles (550 Square kilometers).
New animals from Vũ Quang and surrounding areas:
In addition, Vũ Quang is home to five new species of fish[ citation needed]:
In addition to these animals, there are some tantalising glimpses of more: