By Tsai
Wen-chu and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer
A crested
myna endemic to Taiwan was released to the wild on Saturday after being treated
for injuries by the Tainan Wild Bird Society.
Society
director-general Lin Tai-jung (林岱瑢) said
the bird was a rare sight.
People
who find injured birds of this type should consult the group’s Facebook page to
learn how to handle the situation, Lin said.
Society
chairperson Pan Chih-yuan (潘致遠) said
that the endemic crested myna species was at risk due to the introduction of
foreign crested mynas.
The
native bird is listed as a conserved species and is rarely seen in the wild,
Pan said, adding that they comprised no more than 4 percent of all crested
mynas in the wild.
Pan said
he had seen the endemic species in Tainan only twice in the past few years.
Suitable
habitats in suburban areas are few and far between, he said.
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