Hunter captures rare images of bear mother with cubs
Hunter captures rare images of bear mother with cubs
2024-09-10
A mama bear and her two cubs have recently been spotted around Alishan in Chiayi. As part of a project by the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency, a Tsou hunter set out to capture their whereabouts on camera. Lookouts were installed around their potential stomping grounds on Xingaoko Mountain between Chiayi and Nantou. In June and July, bears were even glimpsed as far away as the Kaohsiung mountains.
Through infrared cameras set up in the mountains, you can see a mama bear leading her two cubs through the forest. You can also see a male bear standing on his hind legs to dig honey out of a tree. The footage clearly shows that black bears are active in these mountains.
Hsu Yu-ching
Forestry Agency Chiayi branch
The photos and videos show that the bears are in good condition, their health and coat color, as well as body condition are relatively healthy.
To improve understanding of these creatures in mountain communities and recruit their help in conservation efforts, the Forestry Agency starting last year distributed automatic infrared wildlife cameras to people living in Formosan black bear hotspots. Any images captured in these areas could get a reward of up to NT$50,000 each time.
Hsu Yu-ching
Forestry Agency Chiayi branch
The area from Alishan to Tataka has 40 cameras set up.
Bears were not only caught on camera on Chiayi’s Xingaokou Mountain. In June, they were even photographed in the mountains of Maolin in Kaohsiung, marking the first time this year they were spotted in the municipality. It shows significant improvement in Taiwan’s conservation efforts.
Lu Hui-hsuan
Maolin Wanshan Community Development Association
Black bears can be found in our area. We want to find a way to coexist together, humans and bears.
The Formosan black bear is a beloved animal. Through programs like this that capture their images, conservationists can not only better understand their numbers, distribution, and activity, but also decrease conflict with humans and share the fruits of conservation.
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山林之王! "母熊帶2小熊"現蹤阿里山 鄒族獵人拍到萌樣
2024-09-10
在嘉義阿里山鄉出現兩隻小熊跟著母熊探索的萌樣。配合農業部林業及自然保育署的計畫，有鄒族獵人拍到台灣黑熊蹤跡，地點在嘉義縣與南投縣交界的新高口山區，鄒族獵人針對黑熊潛在棲地，進行巡護及監測；在今年六七月，也多次拍到台灣黑熊在高雄山區出沒。
透過在山區架設的紅外線相機拍到的畫面，可以看到有母熊帶著兩隻幼熊出沒的畫面，另外也拍到有隻公熊站立起來在樹幹挖掘樹洞中的蜂巢來取食蜂蜜，這些畫面都可以顯示黑熊族群在山區常活躍。
[[林業署嘉義分署保育科長 許玉青]]
“監測的相片還有影片發現的黑熊狀況，牠們的健康狀況以及牠們的毛色，還有體態都是屬於相當的健康”
為增進部落社區對台灣黑熊的認識並投入保育工作，林業保育署從去年開始，在黑熊分布熱區推行台灣黑熊生態服務給付計畫，配合紅外線自動相機的架設，在巡守範圍內拍攝到黑熊影像，每次發給至高5萬元獎勵金。
[[林業署嘉義分署保育科長 許玉青]]
“阿里山到塔塔加地區，總共設了40台的相機”
不只在嘉義新高口巡守區域拍到黑熊，六月在高雄茂林山區，也拍下台灣黑熊出沒的照片，這也是今年首次在高雄地區發現黑熊蹤跡，在在顯示台灣的保育工作有大幅成長。
[[高雄市茂林區萬山社區發展協會總幹事 呂惠萱]]
“(黑熊)牠會在我們這個領域當中。(就思考)一起取得我們人類跟黑熊之間的共存的方向”
台灣黑熊是珍貴野生動物，透過相關計畫，拍攝的黑熊影像，除可提供黑熊族群數量分布、生態習性監測資訊，以降低人獸衝突、共享保育成果。
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