An academic is asking the public to report sightings of cane toads, after the invasive species was found in Nantou County.
The cane toad, which can lay up to 35,000 eggs at a time, is listed as an invasive species in most parts of the world where it is found.
“Volunteers have caught 1,300 of the toads in Nantou County’s Caotun Township (草屯) so far this season,” National Dong Hwa University zoology professor Yang Yi-ru (楊懿如) said on Wednesday. “At this point we are asking anyone who spots the toad’s eggs or tadpoles to report the finding, so that we can prevent
Taitung County tourism officials are looking at ways to promote ecotourism on Green Island (綠島) after more than 200 new species of wildlife were discovered there recently.
The Council of Agriculture’s Endemic Species Research Institute conducted a survey of wildlife on the island from 2020 to last year, and found a record number of species there, including plants, mammals, insects and crustaceans, county officials said on Saturday.
The survey found more than 400 species on the island, of which about half were newly recorded, including 77 plant species and 19 crab species, the institute said.
Most notable among its findings were two
By Huang Ming-tang and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerTaitung County tourism officials are looking at ways to promote ecotourism on Green Island （綠島） after more than 200 new species of wildlife were discovered there recently.
Nearly 13 hectares of land in the Matsu Islands are to be set aside for firefly conservation, becoming the first habitat to be preserved for an island insect species.
The decision comes a decade after two new species of firefly were identified by researchers at the Council of Agriculture’s Endemic Species Research Institute.
Led by institute entomologist Ho Jen-zon (何健鎔), the team spent two years studying the species after local residents noted their distinct behavior.
While male fireflies usually emit light to attract females, in the Matsu species, the flightless females emit a steady light while on the ground to attract flighted males,