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Results of the 2024 Taiwan Black-faced Spoonbill Census revealed a total of 4,135 spoonbills wintering in Taiwan proper and its outlying islands, down 93 from the year before. With annual census numbers consistently showing 50% to 60% of the global population, Taiwan is one of the most critical wintering areas for the iconic and globally threatened species. This year's survey took place January 19-21. Supported by the Taiwan Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency, the Taiwan Wild Bird Federation organized the event in Taiwan, working with birders, bird societies, government agencies, and other groups from all over the country to conduct the census. In recent years, over 100 surveyors have been required to accurately conduct the count.

In January 2024, The Taiwan Biodiversity Research Institute (TBRI), the Taiwan Wild Bird Federation (TWBF), and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology officially launched Taiwan's first bird atlas project (known as the Taiwan Bird Atlas). Its goal is to complete detailed maps outlining the distribution, breeding, and number of bird species across Taiwan by 2028. Bird atlases are crucial for documenting and conserving biodiversity.

農業部生物多樣性研究所(生多所)、中華民國野鳥學會(中華鳥會)攜手美國康乃爾大學鳥類學研究室(Cornell Lab of Ornithology),推動臺灣首次鳥類地圖計畫(Taiwan Bird Atlas),目前正招募夥伴!想像一下,透過你的望遠鏡和錄音機,成為描繪臺灣豐富鳥類生態地圖的重要一員。這不僅是賞鳥的樂趣升級,更是為我們美麗島嶼的自然保護出一份力。我們的目標是在2028年前,以實際資料完整繪製臺灣各種鳥的分布、繁殖區域與相對數量地圖。

日前臺南市野生動物保育學會在二仁溪畔進行草鴞棲地生態調查時,記錄到草鴞育雛巢位受遊蕩犬侵擾攻擊,導致4隻來不及長大的雛鳥死亡。於影像記錄可見,結群的7隻遊蕩犬都未戴項圈,但體格十分健壯,顯示這群遊蕩犬極可能有人定期餵養。這些犬隻攻擊草鴞並非為了覓食,而是在營養良好且體力充足的狀態下,表現出狩獵天性。草鴞為一級保育類野生動物,在  台灣數量不超過500隻,對於遊蕩犬群攻擊野生動物的事件發生在草鴞身上,保育團體對此極為痛心且深感遺憾,不只憂心此瀕危物種的存續,更掛慮該地生態環境的健全。

台灣又新增一例國際認證的里山倡議案例!高雄市野鳥學會經營的「美濃湖水雉復育園區」,美濃鳥友自2017起透過承租農地營造水雉棲地,串聯野蓮農、地方政府及社區組織,成功復育在地水雉族群,同時獎勵友善生態的農作,嘗試擴大棲地面積,打造與自然和諧共存的農村環境。今年透過中華民國野鳥學會的申請,順利成為國際里山倡議夥伴關係網絡(International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative, IPSI)的典範案例。

Taiwan has gained another internationally recognized Satoyama Initiative case study! The Meinong Lake Jacana Conservation Area (MLJCA) is managed by the by the Kaohsiung Wild Bird Society (KWBS). A project which began officially in 2021, local birders had already begun doing land adoption near Meinong Lake to recreate habitat for the birds as early as 2017. The MLJCA brings together local government and community groups to successfully restore the habitat of Pheasant-tailed Jacanas. The community also works to reward eco-friendly farming practices, expand habitat areas, and create an agricultural environment that coexists with nature. This year, thanks to an application submitted on its behalf by IPSI member the Taiwan Wild Bird Federation (TWBF), the MLJCA successfully became a certified case study by the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI).

屏東縣政府交通旅遊處公告預訂於09/05日召開「小琉球八七高地開發案」地方說明會,計畫以「生態休閒」為名,將琉球嶼最高峰-八七高地開發為「海上高地樂園」,興建遊客中心、生存遊戲場、戶外探索遊具、水上教堂等設施。

小琉球近年每到假日渡輪一票難求,遊客交通事故頻傳,其水電資源不足、垃圾爆量、廢污水排放…更是當地頭痛的問題,遊客量明顯已過載,許多地方都已被過度開發。縣政府應該思考的是如何進行登島人流控管、提高遊客體驗品質,而非再行破壞自然環境,添加與當地不相合宜的設施。

「八七高地」標高87m,是小琉球最高峰,又叫「琉球嶼山」,上面有一顆一等三角點,是小琉球少數植被覆蓋尚良好的綠色山頭,也是當地二級保育鳥類飛烏鳥(灰面鵟鷹)和桸仔鳥(赤腹鷹)春秋過境期少數僅存的棲息據點之一。屏東鳥會籲請縣政府應為社會民眾表率,努力維護自然資源,退回不當的八七高地開發案。

Results from the 2023 Taiwan Black-faced Spoonbill Census showed a total of 4,228 Black-faced Spoonbills in Taiwan, a new record and the first time over 4,000 have been recorded

After two years, a critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper, No. 88, reappeared in Tainan, Taiwan. The sighting took place last week during a coastal survey as part of the Ocean Conservation Administration's "2023 Seabird Population Survey Plan" carried out by the Forestry Wildlife Lab of National Taiwan University.

時隔2年,臺灣本島再度出現珍稀候鳥琵嘴鷸的行蹤!臺灣大學野生動物研究室執行海洋保育署《112年度海鳥族群調查計畫》沿岸調查時,在臺南七股與將軍附近的鹽灘地發現了睽違已久的足旗編號88號的琵嘴鷸,這隻88號曾於2019年與2020年冬季在臺南將軍濕地被鳥友觀察到,由於數量實在稀少,行蹤難以掌握,台灣本島也已至少2年未有目擊琵嘴鷸的紀錄。88號琵嘴鷸再次返回台南鹽灘地,驗證了遷徙候鳥對棲地的忠誠性,也在在反映了保護棲地的使命與重要性。

88號琵嘴鷸在2019年6月於俄羅斯東邊的楚科奇自治區海邊被研究人員繫放,足旗顏色為淺綠色,印有黑字編號88號,位置在左腳。同年冬天牠就來到臺灣的臺南度冬。琵嘴鷸每年會在太平洋的西岸進行南北遷徙,夏季在東亞北方繁殖,冬季往南飛到東南亞或南亞沿海度冬,韓國、日本、中國、台灣等地的沿海濕地,在過境期均有琵嘴鷸的出現紀錄,台灣則偶爾有度冬的紀錄。

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