The black-faced spoonbill numbered T69 was rescued from poisoning in 2015 and flies back to Tainan every year. It is the epitome of successful ecological conservation. Photo Provided by Taijiang Office
In 2015, a black-faced spoonbill botulism incident occurred in Annan District, Tainan City. One of the rescued and released black spoonbills regularly flew back every year and was estimated to be 13 years old. The Taijiang National Park Management Office stated that the return of T69 is not only It is a display of the miracle of individual life and the epitome of successful ecological conservation.
The Taijiang National Park Management Office pointed out that at the end of February 2015, a black-faced spoonbill botulinum toxin poisoning occurred in a fish pond near the Shuiliu Ma Temple in Tucheng, Annan District, Nan City. After active rescue efforts by volunteers from the office and the Tainan City Wild Bird Society, They were evacuated to Mercy Animal Hospital for emergency medical treatment, and then transferred to the Jiji Institute of Biodiversity Wildlife Emergency Station for care. In the end, 6 black-faced spoonbills recovered and were successfully released into the wild on March 24 of the same year.
Among them, a female bird with an ankle ring number T69 not only returned to the sea off Zhuanghe City, Liaoning Province, China in April of the same year and successfully paired and reproduced, but also regularly flew back to the fish pond near Shuiliu Ma Temple in Tucheng every October to feed for the winter. Showing loyalty to its habitat, T69 is now estimated to be over 13 years old.
The Taijiang Office explored the reasons why T69 loves the fish habitat here, which is closely related to the "Ecologically Friendly Habitat Construction Plan" promoted by it. In recent years, the Taijiang Office has been committed to improving the habitat environment of migratory birds, working with local fishermen to turn private fish ponds into friendly habitats more suitable for foraging for indicator species such as black-faced spoonbills. At the beginning of the project, only three fishermen participated, covering an area of about 10.8 hectares. Now, it has expanded to 47 fishermen and 248.57 hectares of fish farms to join the ranks of eco-friendly habitat creation. Among them, Yan Wenzheng, the mayor of the western part of the city, was one of the first fishermen to respond to the project and was also an important promoter of the promotion of friendly habitats. This cooperation model allows fishery development and ecological conservation to coexist, further consolidating the living environment of the black-faced spoonbill.
The Taijiang Office stated that in order to expand conservation effectiveness, the National Parks Department has followed international trends, actively introduced corporate sustainable development resources, and established a "habitat governance and corporate ESG partnership." At present, the Taijiang Office has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Mingtai Products, Quanyi Electronics, Taiwan Mobile and other companies to jointly promote black-faced spoonbill habitat management, ecologically friendly resource injection and national park conservation concept promotion, forming an ecological and industrial A good situation together.
Taijiang Director Xie Weisong emphasized that since the establishment of Taijiang National Park, in addition to striving to maintain the habitat environment of the protected areas in the park, it has also actively established partnerships with surrounding communities, NGO groups and enterprises, and will continue to build ecologically friendly habitats in the future. Let black-faced spoonbills and other migratory birds have a safer and richer living environment.
The return of T69 is not only a manifestation of the miracle of individual life, but also the epitome of successful ecological conservation. Through multi-party cooperation between the government, local communities and enterprises, we are gradually realizing the goal of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, making this land a paradise for the sustainable survival of black-faced spoonbills and other creatures.
The black-faced spoonbill numbered T69 was rescued from poisoning in 2015 and flies back to Tainan every year. It is the epitome of successful ecological conservation. Photo Provided by Taijiang Office
