Birdlife International Reports on the Plight of the Pitta
Birdlife International, a global partnership of conservation organizations, reports on the Fairy Pitta and how one of its major breeding grounds is threatened by the Hushan Dam. Related articles f
2005/01/04

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Crying Trees: In Memory of the Trees on Hsin-Yi Road, Taipei
What is it that lends Tun-Hua North and South Roads, Jen-Ai Road and Yang-De Boulevard their noble beauty? And what makes the real estate along those stretches the priciest in Taipei? Why, it’
2005/01/03

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The Hushan Damnation of the Fairy Pitta
It is a well-known fact that the area in Yunlin County in which the Hushan Dam is to be built is geologically unstable. Many nature lovers will also be aware of the importance of Yunlin’s fore
2004/11/26

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Stop the Hushan Dam, Save the Fairy Pitta and Taiwan Indigene
By S.C. Wu and Ching-chun Chen Board of Directors Wild Bird Society of Yunlin County, Taiwan The Hushan Dam site is located in a geologically unstable and earthquake-prone area in central Taiwa
2004/11/19

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Temporary Bridge Still allowing access to Danda Region of Nantou County
The Chinese-language China Times reported on 13 November that despite the closing of the Sunhai Bridge in Nantou County, local farmers are using a temporary bridge to illegally access the Danda Fore
2004/11/19

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Taiwan endangers birds at home and abroad
The Chinese-language China Times is reporting that Birdlife International is asking Taiwan not to fund a highway in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines that threatens the habitat of the endangered St.
2004/11/04

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People of Hualian, why aren’t you pissed off?
People of Hualien, why aren’t you pissed off? Chen Yi-Ling Do we build the Suhua Highway? While that question remains open it is certain that as the legislative elections approach there wi
2004/11/01

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Su Hua Highway Update
The local press reports that the Taiwan Area National Expressway Engineering Bureau of the MOTC has filed an application to restart the Su Hua Highway project. There does not seem to be central gove
2004/10/05

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