Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/06/09
By: Tyson Lu and Kay Liu

A forest rebuilt by the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute in Taitung County, southeastern Taiwan,

Formosan macaques. (Courtesy of the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute)

has attracted several animal species, some of which have been captured by motion-activated cameras placed in the area.
Formosan macaques. (Courtesy of the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute)
The rebuilding of the forest, formerly a logging ground dating back to the 1970s, began in 1991, and the institute chose to plant endemic plant species between the Taiwania cypress trees to create biodiversity.
Taiwan serow. (Courtesy of the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute)
The motion-activated cameras, set up in Taitung’s Taimali and Jinfong townships, have recorded more than 10 species, proving that the forest rebuilding has been a success.     [FULL  STORY]