Taiwan, Japan, and Korea Scholars to Exchange on Otter Conservation in Kinmen on 24th, Offering Plans to Kinmen County Government
An international exchange symposium on otter conservation will be held in Kinmen on the 24th, bringing together scholars from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan to discuss otter conservation issues. The organizers hope to bring more conservation information to Kinmen, provide direction for the Kinmen County Government's policies, and explore possibilities for international cooperation.
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(CNA reporter Wu Wen-Rong, Kinmen, 1st) An international exchange symposium on otter conservation will be held in Kinmen on the 24th, inviting scholars from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan to exchange views on otter conservation issues. The organizers stated that they hope to bring more conservation information to Kinmen, provide direction for the Kinmen County Government's policies, and explore possibilities for international cooperation.
The "International Exchange Symposium on Otter Conservation," jointly organized by Wildsound Ecological Co., Ltd., the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Kinmen County Government, and Kinmen National Park, will be held on the 24th at the Kinmen National Park Administration Office.
Yuan Shou-Li, a researcher at Wildsound Ecological Co., Ltd., stated in an interview with CNA today that the Eurasian otter currently has a relatively stable population only in Kinmen, Taiwan. Scholars have identified over 50 individual otters through DNA analysis extracted from their scat. "Whether this number is suitable for estimating the overall population is still debatable, but even if this number is doubled, it is still very small."
Yuan Shou-Li said that Kinmen's Eurasian otters still require more active conservation efforts. Therefore, every year, they hope to organize conservation awareness activities or symposiums around World Otter Day, hoping to proactively bring more otter-related information to Kinmen, provide policy directions for the Kinmen County Government, or explore possibilities for exchange and cooperation with international experts.
According to the symposium agenda, on the 24th, Japanese scholar Hiroshi Sasaki will explain the discovery of new otter populations on Tsushima Island in Japan, and Korean scholar Han Seong-yong will give a keynote speech on the current status of Eurasian otter conservation in South Korea, among other topics.
Yuan Shou-Li stated that Eurasian otters in South Korea were once on the brink of extinction but later successfully recovered, an experience worth learning from. Japanese otters had already gone extinct, but in recent years, otters from South Korea have been discovered on Tsushima Island. "Kinmen's otters have a tendency to leave Kinmen. How far can they go? Where might they go? We might be able to discuss some possibilities."
According to the event information, the "International Exchange Symposium on Otter Conservation" will be held from 9 AM to 4:30 PM on the 24th at the Second Audiovisual Room of the Kinmen National Park Administration Office. Registration is open immediately. (Edited by Chen Ren-Hua) 1150501
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(CNA reporter Wu Wen-Rong, Kinmen, 1st) An international exchange symposium on otter conservation will be held in Kinmen on the 24th, inviting scholars from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan to exchange views on otter conservation issues. The organizers stated that they hope to bring more conservation information to Kinmen, provide direction for the Kinmen County Government's policies, and explore possibilities for international cooperation.
The "International Exchange Symposium on Otter Conservation," jointly organized by Wildsound Ecological Co., Ltd., the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Kinmen County Government, and Kinmen National Park, will be held on the 24th at the Kinmen National Park Administration Office.
Yuan Shou-Li, a researcher at Wildsound Ecological Co., Ltd., stated in an interview with CNA today that the Eurasian otter currently has a relatively stable population only in Kinmen, Taiwan. Scholars have identified over 50 individual otters through DNA analysis extracted from their scat. "Whether this number is suitable for estimating the overall population is still debatable, but even if this number is doubled, it is still very small."
Yuan Shou-Li said that Kinmen's Eurasian otters still require more active conservation efforts. Therefore, every year, they hope to organize conservation awareness activities or symposiums around World Otter Day, hoping to proactively bring more otter-related information to Kinmen, provide policy directions for the Kinmen County Government, or explore possibilities for exchange and cooperation with international experts.
According to the symposium agenda, on the 24th, Japanese scholar Hiroshi Sasaki will explain the discovery of new otter populations on Tsushima Island in Japan, and Korean scholar Han Seong-yong will give a keynote speech on the current status of Eurasian otter conservation in South Korea, among other topics.
Yuan Shou-Li stated that Eurasian otters in South Korea were once on the brink of extinction but later successfully recovered, an experience worth learning from. Japanese otters had already gone extinct, but in recent years, otters from South Korea have been discovered on Tsushima Island. "Kinmen's otters have a tendency to leave Kinmen. How far can they go? Where might they go? We might be able to discuss some possibilities."
According to the event information, the "International Exchange Symposium on Otter Conservation" will be held from 9 AM to 4:30 PM on the 24th at the Second Audiovisual Room of the Kinmen National Park Administration Office. Registration is open immediately. (Edited by Chen Ren-Hua) 1150501
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