Kenting Uplifted Coral Reefs Nature Reserve

Information

Date of Proclamation	January 10th, 1994
Size of Area (ha)	137.625
Primary Object for Protection	Specific ecosystem of mountainous barrier reef.
Scope of Administration	Kenting Barrier Reefs Zone 3.
Authority in-charge-of	Forestry Bureau – Council of Agriculture – Executive Yuan

 

  Kenting Uplifted Coral Reefs was established in 1994 in order to conserve the particular ecosystem, of which the invasion of wild vegetation and plants creates a serious threat to the natural barrier reefs.
  It lies within the boundaries of Kenting National Park, and it is also an experimental forest under the jurisdiction of the aforementioned office. It is the only mountainous barrier reef ecosystem in Taiwan. They are coral reef rocks rising in great numbers in the form of limestone, hidden in caves near the coastal line. They have extremely important academic research value.
  In this area, the ecosystem preserves rare species like Ivorywood (Diospyros ferrea), birthwort, Taiwan persimmon (Diospyros discolor) and Golden birdwing butterfly (Troides aeacus) from extinction. Formosan Reeve's muntjac, Masked Palm Civet and Formosan sika deer have been known to make rare appearances.