The Jiading Wetlands, also known as the Qieding Wetlands, (Chinese: 茄萣濕地; pinyin: Jiādìng Shīdì) is a wetland in Qieding District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.[1] It provides a winter home to a substantial number of black-faced spoonbills.

Jiading Wetlands
茄萣濕地 (Chinese)
Jiading Wetlands is located in Kaohsiung
Jiading Wetlands
Jiading Wetlands
LocationQieding, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates22°53′01.0″N 120°12′02.5″E / 22.883611°N 120.200694°E / 22.883611; 120.200694
TypeWetland
Built2011

History

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The wetland was used to be a salt-evaporation pond. In 2011, it was declared a national heritage wetland by the Ministry of the Interior. With the growing popularity of the area for birdwatching, the Kaohsiung City Government decided to construct a road leading to the area in July 2014 to accommodate the increasing number of tourists. In the same year, local residents filed a petition to avoid the construction.[2]

Ecology

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In early 2015, the wetland is home to 162 spoonbills, which counted about 8% of the global population.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hsin Chen; Yang-Chi Chang; Kung-Chen Chen (2014). "Integrated wetland management: An analysis with group model building based on system dynamics model". Journal of Environmental Management. 146: 309–319. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.05.038.
  2. ^ a b "Court rules in favor of Kaohsiung wetland preservation". 21 January 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2020.