Shuei-lian Major Wildlife Habitat

Date Established	March 13, 2001
Area (Hectares)	339.86
Location	Compartment 142 of Lin-tian-shan Working Circle for National Forest
Central Management  Agency	Ministry of Agriculture
Local Management  ​Agency	Hualien Branch, Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency
Primary Protected  Features	Forest Ecosystem

The important habitat environment in Shuei-lian Major Wildlife Habitat in east coast area is the only reservation located within tropical of cancer. The local landscape topography is very unique, within a short distance range, the altitude increased rapidly to 531 meter height of Shuei-lian mountain. And the Vegetation varies dramatically along the altitudinal gradient. In adjunction with the effect of glacier slicing and erosion of powerful wind, resulted in many canyons and collapsed terrain. this region breaded very unique and rare colony of Taiwan date palm and preserved the original broadleaf forest of east coast.

In animal resources, there were 11 types of amphibians, 4 types of reptiles, 35 type of birds and 8 types of mammals been investigated and recorded between 1998-1999. Among those, protected wild animals are Many-banded krait, Spilornis cheela, Leucodioptron taewanum, Urocissa caerulea, Otus spilocephalus and Macaca cyclopis etc.