National Forests are home to a wide variety of plants and animals. As a foreigner, you may be surprised to find out that almost every part of the country possesses such kind of forest. There are some remarkable National Forests to be named such as Ba B?, Cuc Phuong, Cat Ba, Ba Vi, Nam Cát Tiên (southern Cat Tien), Phu Quoc, etc. These national forests and gardens occupy various species of animal among which several species are rare and precious ones that have already been listed in the World’s Red Book.

Vietnam is also home to eight international biosphere reserves recognized by UNESCO.

• Cat Tien Biosphere Reserve (2001)
• Red River Delta Biosphere Reserve (2004)
• Western Nghe An Biosphere Reserve (2007)
• Cham Island Biosphere Reserve (2009)

Besides the national forests mentioned above, you can also visit several ecological islands to explore the diversity of the flora and fauna system. The Stork Island (??o cò Chi L?ng) in Hai Duong province, not far from Hanoi occupies mainly storks. Visiting ??o Cò in the first days of winter, your first impression will be the scene of a rare natural phenomenon, thousands of storks closely perched upon top of bamboo trees. Every year, in winter, many tourists have visited ??o Cò to satisfactorily observe the storks. The whole island is covered with the purely white color of the stork definitely bring you a strange and interesting feeling. Do not forget to take along your cameras to grasp impressive moment.

Vietnam also has many other ecological tourist sites for you to explore. You may join into several ecological tours to have a deeper understanding of Vietnam’s biological diversity.