By Lee I-chia / Staff reporterWhile the long Lunar New Year holiday is a festive time for people to reconnect with family and friends, the hustle and bustle can be stressful or even overwhelming for pets, experts said, urging owners to watch out for potential dangers to their beloved companions.
Taipei, Nov. 15 (CNA) The Taipei City Animal Protection Office (TCAPO) on Tuesday launched a new 24-hour hotline that city residents can use to report and seek assistance for animals that are found ill or injured or are being abused.
The Freeway Bureau yesterday temporarily closed the Formosa Freeway’s (Freeway No. 3) outer lane and shoulder in Yunlin County after detecting a massive migration of purple crow butterflies.
The number of purple crow butterflies flying across the freeway section in the county’s Linnei Township (林內) reached 250 per minute at about 9am, Taiwan Purple Crow Butterfly Ecological Preservation Association deputy chairman Chen Jui-hsiang (陳瑞祥) said, adding that the bureau closed the outer lane and shoulder in the section (251K to 253K milestone) at 9:20am.
The maximum number of purple crow butterflies recorded yesterday morning exceeded 687 per minute, the association said.
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