Tan Long Stork Garden

Tan Long Stork Garden is a private bird sanctuary in Long Binh commune, Nga Nam, Soc Trang, now part of Can Tho municipality in the Mekong Delta. Established in the 1980s on family farmland, it has become a natural heronry where thousands of storks, herons and egrets nest in bamboo and cajuput groves. The site is notable for its large seasonal congregation of waterbirds and its role as a community-managed conservation and eco-tourism destination.

Visitors can expect a rural wetland setting with dense bamboo, cajuput and fruit trees hosting thousands of nesting storks, herons and egrets. A viewing tower and narrow earthen paths allow observation of birds arriving and departing, especially at dawn and dusk. The environment is quiet and natural, with canals and farmland surrounding the garden, small local food stalls and simple seating areas for birdwatching and photography.

The garden originated in the 1980s when storks began to congregate on farmland owned by a local family in Long Binh. The family protected the birds and allowed the grove to develop naturally into a heronry, which has since grown into one of the notable stork gardens of Soc Trang and the Mekong Delta.

The site reflects local Mekong Delta traditions of coexisting with nature and community-based conservation. It serves as an eco-tourism and environmental education site for visitors to observe waterbird ecology and rural agricultural life.