1.MOA wildlife rescue center treats 14,000 wild animals in past 30 years

The Ministry of Agriculture's Taiwan Biodiversity Research Institute (TBRI) announced that its Wildlife Rescue and Research Center (WRRC) has successfully treated more than 14,000 wild animals in the 30 years since its establishment. At a press conference in Taipei, TBRI said that the Nantou County-based WRRC has not only treated 14,000 wild animals over the past three decades, but also engaged in breeding and reintroducing endangered species, such as the leopard cat and Formosan black bear, into their natural habitat.

2.Taiwan fisheries sector embraces long-term move away from Chinese fishers

Although Kaohsiung-based Chiang Teng International Enterprise Co., Ltd. recently announced it would no longer bring in Chinese fishermen on the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) official website, the decision merely reflects a long-term trend in the sector, according to the MOA's Fisheries Agency.In the face of declining demand for Chinese crew, Taiwan's fisheries sector continues to focus more on Southeast Asian countries as a source of migrant fishermen, the agency added. As the Ministry of Labor has successfully sought to diversify sources of foreign laborer, migrant workers from India could also be brought into Taiwan, the MOA's Department of Farmers' Service said.