Lulinshan Major Wildlife Habitat

Name	Lulinshan Major Wildlife Habitat
Primary Protected  Features	Forest Ecosystem
Area (Hectares)	494.04
Location	Compartments 18~20 of Yu-shan Working Circle for National Forest
Central Management  Agency	Minisrtry of Agriculture
Local Management  ​Agency	Chiayi Branch, Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency
Date Established	October 19, 2000

In the old days, large scale logging had been seen in this area. Later, the government set up protected area systems, which allowed the primeval coniferous and broadleaf forests here to be conserved intactly. The coniferous and broadleaf forests in Lulinshan Major Wildlife Habitat range from 1,700 to 2,860 meters above sea level. Since human interference is relatively small and transportation inconvenient, the primeval forests here remain intact. Trees such as Chamaecyparis formosenis, Chamaecyparis obtusa, Tsuga chinensis and Picea morrisonicola grow in it. Also, oak forests which are representative of Taiwan's central and southern mountains are included in the habitat. The survey on wildlife in the area found as many species of mammals. Macaca cyclopis are the large mammals most likely to be seen here.