Yilan County Shuang-lian-Pi Major Wildlife Habitat

Date Established	October 23, 2003 Amended on March 21, 2005
Primary Protected  Features	Wetland, Pond, and Forest Ecosystem
Area (Hectares)	666
Location	Compartments 43 and 47 of Yi-lan Working Circle for National Forest and 99 Lots in Shuang-lian-bei Section.
Central Management  Agency	Ministry of Agriculture
Local Management  ​Agency	Yilan County Government and Yilan Branch, Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency
Primary Protected  Features	Wetland, Pond, and Forest Ecosystem

Yilan Shuang-lian-Pi is a barrier lake surrounded by mountains, where there is a rare wild animal and plant habitat. According to reports, Shuang-lian-Pi comprises 80 families and 202 species of plants and of them, there are such rare plants as Salix kusanoi, Philydrum lanuginosum, Trapa bispinosa, Utricularia exoleta, Limnophila, Brasenia schreberi, Eleocharis ochrostachys, Rhynchospora malasica, and so on. The aquatic plants here take one-third species of Taiwan. It is the top wetland of the most abundant aquatic plants. Determined by ratio of species per area, Shuang-lian-pi is one of the rarest wetlands in the world. If can be regarded as “National Wetland,” there are 56 species of aquatic insects over the wildlife habitat. And it is the habitat for some protected animals according to Wildlife Conservation Act such as Emerald green tree frogs, Taipei green tree frogs, and yellow turtles. It is a rare place in Taiwan: the water region is only of 17 ha but it raises an ecosystem of biodiversity. When the other lakes at the low latitude have been destroyed swiftly, Shuang-lian-pi has become a valuable habitat.