Đà Nẵng preserves biodiversity on Sơn Trà Peninsula
The peninsula is an isolated massif covering a total area of 4,730ha, with an average altitude of about 350m. Its highest peak - Ốc Peak - is 696m high.
Sơn Trà Peninsula, located to the northeast of Đà Nẵng Coastal City, is likened to a natural treasure, a “green lung” and a “storm shelter” of the city.
The peninsula is an isolated massif covering a total area of 4,730ha, with an average altitude of about 350m. Its highest peak - Ốc Peak - is 696m high.
Sơn Trà has mild temperatures all year round, about 24-25 degrees Celsius. Its forests are capable of regenerating oxygen for about four million people.
Scientists have recorded that over 1,000 species of plants and 531 species of animals, many of which are listed in the Red Book of Việt Nam, take shelter in the peninsula.
Among them, the brown-shanked douc langur is known as the "Queen of Primates" and is famous not only in Việt Nam but worldwide and has been recorded in the Red Book of Việt Nam. It was estimated that there were over 700 brown-shanked douc langurs in Sơn Trà Peninsula in 2019.
Local authorities in recent years have always paid attention to preserving the sustainable ecological diversity of the “green lung”. Read More…
