TPO – On the campus of Bac Giang Agriculture and Forestry University, there are 15 species of water birds with thousands of individuals. Bird flocks are protected for the purpose of preserving biodiversity, while creating realistic landscapes for students to study and research.
The bird sanctuary is located on the campus of Bac Giang Agriculture and Forestry University with an area of about 4,7 hectares.
Waterbirds have been resident since the early 90s of the 20th century. Over time, the number of waterbirds increased rapidly, creating a crowded avifauna with thousands of individuals.
Bac Giang Agriculture and Forestry University determined that there are 15 species of waterbirds residing on campus: pygmy stork, gray heron, great stork, small stork, white stork, white stork, flying stork, swallow stork, cauldron, white-breasted hoe, water pheasant, yellow teal, lemon peacock, brown-headed lemongrass and small kingfisher.
Notably among these is the swallow stork, a rare bird species and classified as Vulnerable (VU) in the Vietnam Red Book in 2007. This is also a bird species that mainly settles in the south, migrating irregularly. breeds in the north.
The appearance of a water bird system at Bac Giang Agriculture and Forestry University helps students at the school and students from many other places to study, practice and do scientific research.
This place has also become a tourist destination for locals and tourists from everywhere.
Source: TPO – Pioneers’ newspaper
