TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — People are advised to carry bear bells and adhere to "Leave No Trace" principles following a recent encounter with a Formosan black bear by a Taiwanese resident....
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Hundreds of activists hit the streets of the San Fransico Bay Area to protest against Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平) as he attended the APEC Leader's Meeting and held...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Formosan black bear rescued by the Forestry Bureau in July has recuperated enough to be released back into the wild.
The male bear was given the Indigenous name Da qu...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Nature lovers must not miss the opportunity to get a copy of the hotly-sought-after Taiwan forest-themed calendar for 2024 as preorders close on Friday (Oct. 20).
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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) —Two male teens in Hualien's Zhuoxi Township reported a Formosan black bear in distress on Sunday (Aug. 27).
They contacted the Hualien Forest District Office at 3 p....
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The 2023 Cijin Kite Festival took place on Saturday (July 22), with Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) leading the festivities, such as releasing a 12-meter-high kite in t...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Formosan black bear was found ensnared in a leg wire-trap intended for wild boars on Sunday (July 2).
The incident was reported to the Hualien District Forest Managem...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — In early May, a group of Indigenous people notified the Hualien District Forest Management Office that a two-year-old male Formosan black bear had been trapped in a lasso-...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Last week in central Taiwan, a Formosan black bear was found dead in Taichung’s Heping District after being caught in a snare designed to catch wild boars, Taiwan&rs...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — During the World Health Organization’s (WHO) customary “Walk the Talk” ahead of the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Sunday (May 21), Director-General Tedr...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — In response to the high supply of pineapples in Taiwan this year, Shou Shan Zoo has added them to the menu for its animals, highlighting the fruit’s nutritional valu...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Images of a new Air Force patch that shows a Formosan black bear punching Winnie the Pooh have gone viral in Taiwan amid a three-day series of Chinese military drills dire...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Four endangered Formosan black bears, a species native to Taiwan with a population of 200 to 600, were hunted and killed between 2019 and 2022, an investigation by Pingtun...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Kaohsiung’s Shoushan Zoo celebrated Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14) by presenting its resident animals with an alluring gift that was also edible.
While many coup...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A group of men shown in a video playing with the body of an apparently lifeless Taiwan black bear on a scooter are subject to a fine of up to NT$1 million (US$33,000), the...
