Feitsui Reservoir Yellow-margined Box Turtle Wildlife Refuge

Information

Date of foundation	December 10, 2013
Area( hectare )	1295.93
Primary Object for Protection	Forest ecosystem
Scope of Administration	Situated in Shiding District, New Taipei City. It includes the Sub-section of Houkengzi Section, Sub-section of Gangou Section, Huoshaozhang Section, and Tonghoubei Section in Shiding District, New Taipei City, for a total of 725 pieces of land. The cadastral is attached.
Authority in-charge-of	Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan (Luodong District Office)

Since 1996, the Feitsui Reservoir has been conducting ecological research on the Yellow-margined Box Turtle. In 2012, we analyzed the data collected through long-term research projects. The results show that there is a stable number of the Yellow-margined Box Turtle, considered as one of the most stable populations in Taiwan. On December 10, 2013, the Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan established the Feitsui Reservoir Snake-eating (Yellow-margined Box) Turtle Wildlife Refuge, in order to preserve their provenance. It has become a great model of freshwater turtle conservation in the world.