Illegal bird nets in Keelung kill 11, one raptor saved
Illegal bird nets in Keelung kill 11, one raptor saved
2026-04-24
Keelung’s Animal Protection Office recently found illegal bird nets set up in the mountains behind Nuannuan Sports Park. Twelve birds were caught in the net, and all were believed to be dead. But when one black kite suddenly blinked, the people taking down the nets knew it was alive and called for help, saving its life.
- We’re taking down the bird nets and need you to come quickly. We found a bird of prey.
A single blink saved this bird’s life, informing its rescuers that it was alive and needed help. The young black kite was very dehydrated, but is now recovering smoothly. Keelung’s Animal Protection Office and Health Inspection Office was tipped off about illegal bird nets in the mountains behind Nuannuan Sports Park, and found 12 birds caught in the nets.
Chen Po-ting
Keelung Animal Protection Office director
There were 10 dead pigeons, a peregrine falcon, and a black kite. When we were taking down the bird net, we realized that the kite was still alive, so we immediately sent it to the hospital for birds of prey for treatment.
With the north coast spring pigeon races underway, the large bird nets were likely set up by poaching groups to intercept racing pigeons, the office said.
Kuo Ching-jung
Police officer
Cases like this often occur in remote mountainous areas, where suspects set up large bird nets in sparsely populated environments. Police will continue to patrol mountainous areas.
Setting up bird nets seriously harms the natural environment and ecosystem. Police said that those who illegally hunt birds of prey could face up to five years in prison under the Wildlife Conservation Act.
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非法架設鳥網"鳥.鴿死一片" 基隆市鳥黑鳶"眨一眼"獲救
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只因為眨了一下眼睛， 就救了自己一命。基隆動保所日前接到獲民眾通報，在暖暖運動公園後方山區查獲大批非法鳥網，發現十二隻鳥掛在網上，本以為都已氣絕死亡，收網時發現一隻保育類黑鳶突「眨眼」一下，展現出頑強的求生意志，得以幸運獲救。
“我們現在在拆鳥網，需要你們趕快來一下，現場發現到一隻猛禽”
就是眨了這一眼，真的是大難不死，被搶救回來的這隻黑鳶年紀很輕，體重710公克，身體脫水，但狀況穩定，救護後已能自行站立。基隆動保所接獲民眾通報，在暖暖運動公園後方山區查獲大批非法鳥網，發現12隻鳥掛網上。
[[基隆市動保所長 陳柏廷]]
“現場有10隻死亡的鴿子，還有一隻遊隼以及黑鳶，在把鳥網清下來的過程中，發現黑鳶還有一口氣，所以我們就緊急把牠後送，到猛禽醫院去做治療”
動保所表示，近日適逢北海春季鴿賽，這片大型鳥網極可能是不肖擄鴿集團為攔截賽鴿所架設的陷阱。
[[基隆警三分局偵查隊長 郭憬融]]
“此類案件多發生於偏僻山區，犯嫌常利用人煙稀少環境架設大型鳥網，警方將持續山區巡邏”
警方表示，架設鳥網嚴重破壞自然環境與生態，若違法獵捕到保育類野生猛禽，依野生動物保育法最高得處五年以下有期徒刑，請民眾切勿以身試法。
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