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Covering a huge area in 4 provinces, including the second ramsar site, national park and proposed world heritage, the Cat Tien is the last remaining sizeable lowland tropical rainforest in southern Vietnam, with a relatively intact gradient to montane forest ecosystems of the Dalat Plateau, including a mosaic of other habitats such as wetlands and grasslands.

Beside the most endangered species of Java Rhinoceros, there are 38 genetic protection, 22 species of endemic and 550 species for medicinal values and others. There are many different habitats coexist, ranging from lowland forests via riverine forests to montane forests. The area is important habitat for mammals, birds, reptiles and fish including many endangered and threatened species, and also provides watershed protection and flash-flood control. Read more about this reserve on the UNESCO Biosphere Reserves website.