Taiwan’s wildlife database the second-largest in AsiaStaff writer, with CNAA database on biodiversity in Taiwan has compiled records of almost 10 million wildlife sightings, making it the second-largest wildlife index in Asia, with the vast majority of data coming from volunteers, the Council of Agriculture’s Endemic Species Research Institute said. Volunteers pose for a picture at a Taiwan Biodiversity Network news conference on Friday in Taipei. Photo: Yang Yuan-ting, Taipei TimesThey are followed by butterflies and moths, with 410,000 sightings, and frogs, with about 100,000, the database showed. For instance, the Centers for Disease Control bases the nationwide distribution of antivenom on the database’s records of poisonous snake sightings, institute director Yang Jia-dong (楊嘉棟) said. In addition to recording wildlife sightings, the institute also promotes civilian science initiatives and education on topics such as roadkill prevention and wildlife conservation on farmland, he added.

Source: Taipei Times August 08, 2020 15:56 UTC