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The Tengjhih National Forest Recreation Area (藤枝森林遊樂區) in Kaohsiung is to reopen on Friday next week after a nearly 12-year hiatus.
The forest park in the city’s Taoyuan District (桃源) has been closed since parts of the park were flooded and many roads were damaged during Typhoon Morakot in 2009.
The park would be open to up to 500 visitors from 8am to 5pm daily, officials from the Pingtung Forest District Office said yesterday, adding that no accommodation would be provided.
An online booking system for visits to the park showed that it is fully booked until May 16.
After the 12-year respite, the
Federation to publish first report on Taiwan’s birds
MILESTONE: The report highlights threats such as the degradation of wetlands, and compiles long-term data gathered by researchers, citizen scientists and birders
By Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter
The Taiwan Wild Bird Federation yesterday said that it would publish the nation’s first comprehensive report on the 674 wild bird species documented in Taiwan and the threats facing them, hailing it as a milestone for the nation’s biodiversity conservation efforts.
The federation made the announcement along with the Council of Agriculture’s Endemic Species Research Institute at a news conference in Taipei, with Scott Pursner, director of the federation’s international affairs, providing simultaneous translation in English.