Wazihwei Nature Reserve

Information

Date of Proclamation	January 10, 1994
Size of Area (ha)	30
Primary Object for Protection	Kandelia obovata (L.) Druce (mangrove) forest and its accompanying life
Scope of Administration	Ba-li Village, Taipei County
Authority in-charge-of	Taipei County Government

 

Located at the left bank of Tamsui River estuary, the lagoon landform of Wazihwei provides the perfect habitat for Kandelia obviate, and generates a rich and diverse estuarine mangrove system. Wazihwei is the mangrove conservation area at the highest latitude of the world. The most precious flora in the area includes Kandelia obovata, which is of great research value in phytogeography. Besides mangroves, the drought and salt enduring Spinifex litters, Imperata cylindrical and Ipomoea pes-caprae are also the representative flora of the area. There are roughly 80 types of vascular plants. You can spot Artemisia capillaris, Chenopodium acuminatum virgatum and so on. Shellfish and fish also thrive at Wazihwei. One can often see mudskippers flipping and foraging in the mud in the afternoon. Wazihwei is also where migratory birds visit, most notably is the Egret eulophotes, which IUCN recognized as a near extinction species.