A day in the dramatic life of a Taiwanese forest ranger
A day in the dramatic life of a Taiwanese forest ranger
2024-10-24
Have you ever thought about the life of Taiwan’s forest rangers? These public servants have one of the most varied and exciting jobs around. Protecting forests from illegal activity, helping emergency services navigate forests: these rangers need to have a huge range of skills. They also need to be very physically fit, to carry heavy gear up and down the steep slopes. Today we have a glimpse into the life and work of a forest ranger, as we drop in on one of their many emergency drills.
A helicopter circles, then lets down a line with a forest ranger suited up in full gear. On the grass, 47 rangers from Yilan and Hualien are lined up ready to join the drill.
Chou Yuan-shu
Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency
We have a lot of training, including in wireless communications, map-reading, measuring, and so on. All this is included in the skills they can use in the line of duty. There are also search and rescue trainings, which they might use in mountain emergencies or in collaboration with the fire department.
These forest rangers are employed by the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency. They’re an important guardian for Taiwan’s forests and natural spaces. Apart from their regular work in forests, they also have to step up as guides for police, fire fighters and search and rescue agents in an emergency: an indispensable role.
Hu Chin-pao
Forest ranger
When entering the deep mountains, there are some dangers. For example, poisonous hornets and snakes, or even sometimes a moment of carelessness on a loose stone could mean you slip down a high slope.
It’s a job with lots of different hats – and lots of different risks. When they go out on a mission, they’re decked head to toe in equipment, weighing upwards of 20 kg. That requires peak fitness, both physical and mental. But the passion and sense of purpose make it all worth it, for this ranger with over 20 years’ experience.
Hu Chin-pao
Forest ranger
It’s been almost 24 years now. At first, it’s just that I felt interested, and liked to be in contact with nature. And then as time went on, I saw some cases of illegal logging and so on and I wanted to protect the forest.
Work for the rangers is tough and full of heavy responsibilities. But with all that time spent among the great trees, they learn to understand the forest deeply, and to feel grateful for a chance to protect it.
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默默守護整片林木 森林護管員守護台灣山林
2024-10-24
在台灣的廣大山林裡，有一群默默守護著大自然的森林護管員，在面對山難危機時，第一時間挺身而出，協助警消救援。森林護管員出一趟任務，身上裝備起碼負重20公斤，體力精力都得保持在最佳狀態，帶您來看看這些無名英雄背後的辛苦訓練。
直升機盤旋空中，接著吊掛繩索垂降，從頭到腳裝備穿戴齊全，草皮邊47名來自宜蘭及花蓮的森林護管員，整齊列隊，正在進行吊掛訓練。
[[林業保育署花蓮分署森林管理科長 周源樹]]
“我們的訓練非常多，包括無線電通訊，然後認識地圖、測量等等的各項訓練，這些都是包括在，他們那個在義務上都可以用得到，然後還有一些像山難的，我們也會配合消防，做山難的一個搜救的訓練。”
這些森林護管員，隸屬於林業與自然保育署，是台灣山林田野重要的守護神，平時除了在林間穿梭記錄，如果遇到山難等突發事件，還得成為警消及救難人員的人體地圖，是不可或缺的重要角色。
[[森林護管員 胡金寶]]
“就是在這個進入深山的時候，一些危險性倒是都有，比如說碰到毒蜂、蛇類之類的，甚至說有時候一個不小心，就是石頭不穩定，甚至會滑，從高處滑下來這樣子。”
工作內容十分多元，加上遇險機率高，出一趟任務，身上零零總總裝備，起碼負重20公斤，因此體力、精力都得保持在最佳狀態。不過，正因使命感及熱忱，讓工作超過20年的護管員，甘之如飴。
[[森林護管員 胡金寶]]
“目前這樣子大概有接近24年了。首先就是你本身是有興趣，喜歡接觸大自然，然後接下來就是看到先前有一些盜伐之類的案件，是想要守護這片森林這樣子。”
在艱辛和責任間，歷經種種困難，與杉木樹林朝夕相處，護管員，不只懂森林，也用心守護整片山林。
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