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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) | |
_location_map.svg)  Jiading Wetlands | |
| Location | Qieding, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 22°53′01.0″N 120°12′02.5″E / 22.883611°N 120.200694°E |
| Type | Wetland |
| Built | 2011 |
History
editThe 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
editIn early 2015, the wetland is home to 162 spoonbills, which counted about 8% of the global population.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Court rules in favor of Kaohsiung wetland preservation". 21 January 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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