Taipei, Nov. 30 (CNA) Shoushan Zoo in southern Taiwan's Kaohsiung will reopen on Dec. 16 after the completion of a one-year reconstruction project, featuring greater accessibility for visitors and family-friendly facilities, the city government's tourism bureau said Wednesday.
People in Taiwan celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival during the three-day holiday that began Friday, with many traveling across the country for family gatherings.
Displays of vigor by two Asian black bears named Brown Sugar (黑糖) and Beary (貝兒) at Taipei Zoo during which they damaged small trees growing in their enclosure have prompted the zoo to take action to protect the saplings.
The zoo said Asian black bears are solitary animals whose activity range in the wild is about 50km2, which is five times the area of Taipei’s Xinyi District (信義).
The zoo said it strives to provide enough space and a rich environment for Brown Sugar, who appeared in Oscar-winning director Ang Lee’s (李安) blockbuster movie Life of Pi, and Beary, who is part
Opposition parties yesterday called for the resignations of Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua (王美花) and Taiwan Power Co (Taipower) chairman Yang Wei-fu (楊偉甫) to take responsibility for the latest power outages, while the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) demanded an explanation from the state-owned utility.
Widespread power outages were reported across the nation, which Taipower attributed to an equipment malfunction at the Hsinta Power Plant in Kaohsiung.
Wang should step down to assume responsibility, and Taipower should compensate the public and busineses, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus told a news conference, adding that the power failure had tarnished Taiwan’s global image.