Bac Lieu Reserve is also home to more than 181 flora and 150 fauna species. While trekking along a jungle path, visitors may have surprise encounters with small rabbits, squirrels, snakes, racoons and otters, who then quickly flee into the underbrush at the first sign of humans.



Learning about bird nests is also an interesting activity while visiting the reserve. Grey heron nests are made from small tree twigs, and are built in tall trees, while bim bip birds build their nests out of dried leaves on the ground. Dong doc birds tear leaves to create a nest that dangles from tree branches and cha ca birds live in tiny caves they dig into small mounds near the swamp.



Cam Nhi, a visitor from HCM City, says she has her own reason for visiting the bird reserve: "I've been here once before. This time, I brought my little son to introduce him to the very basic knowledge of nature, such as which bird is the stork, which one is the pelican, which tree is the cajuput and which one is the mangrove."