The Role of Flagship Species
When it comes to conservation ecology, the long term effects brought forth by "flagship species" are not exclusive to those particular species themselves, but instead, may be projected and extended into other native species and environmental protection topics as well. By building up the general public's love and attention for the giant pandas, networks may be eructed to stream those affections into concerns and protections of habitats of native conservation species. This is the behind-the-scene key driver why star animals are exhibited.
Conservation Programs & Native Action
Formosan Black Bear |
Give Me Five! Formosan Black Bear |
Formosan Black Bear is a subspecies of the Asiatic Black Bear, the largest member of Carnivora and is also among the list of endangered species in Taiwan. There are five Formosan Black Bears in Taipei Zoo's Formosan Animal Area and is the member among the list of animal adoption project of Taipei zoo since 2003, following are the efforts we have done in these years... >> more |
Formosan Pangolin |
Conservation of Formosan Pangolin |
The Formosan pangolin (Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla), one of three subspecies of the Chinese pangolin, is the only pangolin species in Taiwan. All pangolin species have no teeth and are insectivores; ants and termites are their favorite foods. All pangolins are listed in CITES II as rare and protected wild animals. Pangolin scales are a popular ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine, and pangolin meat is considered to have health restorative properties... >> more |
Farmland Green Tree Frog |
Farmland Green Tree Frog Conservation Project |
The Farmland green tree frog (Rhacophorus arvalis) is an endemic tree frog of Taiwan. It has a very narrow distribution, being found only in Yunlin, Chaiyi, and Tainan Counties. Its habitat includes bamboo forests and other agricultural lands. Road development and the replacement of bamboo with other crops have made caused habitat fragmentation and severe loss of habitat. In order to save these animals, the Taipei Zoo, the Taipei Zoological Foundation, the Wild Bird Society of Yunlin, and Gukeng Township have cooperated in an in-situ conservation project since 1999... >> more |
Formosan flying fox |
Terrestrial Vertebrate Fauna on the Green Island |
Green Island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, about 30 km off the south eastern coast of Taiwan, with an area of 16 km2. It is famous for its coral reef. Due to its special geographical and geological history, the terrestrial fauna on the Green Island is between that of Taiwan and that of Philippines archipelago, but is ignored in the past. Instead, rapidly-developed tourism has been dramatically changing its ecological environment... >> more |
Taipei Frog |
Conservation of the Taipei Frog |
The Taipei Frog (Rana taipehensis) has become an endangered species in Taiwan because of wetland destruction and the extensive use of agrochemicals in farmlands. Nowadays they can only be found in Taipei, Taoyuan, Tainan and Pingtung Counties. Since 1999, the Taipei Zoo has been surveying the distribution of Taipei frogs in Sanzhi, a small town in northern Taiwan... >> more |
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