2023 Outline of Shei-Pa National Park
Shei-Pa National Park is located in the Xueshan Range in north-central Taiwan. As a high-mountain national park, it harbors important biological species and groups, providing places for hiking, environmental education, and ecotourism experiences for the public.
In 2023, regarding ecological conservation, the Park completed 7 commissioned projects including resource surveys and habitat monitoring. It cooperated with the Yushan National Park Headquarters and Taroko National Park Headquarters and the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency to host the "2023 International Symposium on Formosan Salamander Conservation" at the Taipei Zoo. 5 scholars from Russia, South Korea, and Japan were invited to exchange on conservation, research, and management of Formosan Salamanders, contributing to future conservation research and habitat management. Additionally, regarding this year's Taiwan Landlocked Masu Salmon conservation, its population in the wild reached a historic high of 18,630 individuals. A new salmon release technique was developed, and 1,000 eggs were released to Zhongyangjian River by burying eyed-eggs, solving the issue of long-distance transport.
For environmental education, 615 themed events and courses were held. Participating in the "Tourism Spotlight Award" event, the Park won the "Top 10 Experience Award" and "Best International Recommendation Award" for its "Formosan Salamanders Lead You into Guanwu - Shei-Pa Ecological Tour Series." To enhance mountain safety and services, construction continued on the "Sanliujiu Lodge Project", 5 hiking ecology lectures were held, and the "Snow Season Service" was implemented following the government's mountain opening policy to ensure hiker safety.
For operations and management, 5 meetings were held with local agency communication and indigenous groups for co-management. The Park also partnered with nearby agencies and schools to host cultural, conservation, and root-tracing promotional events to deepen indigenous culture and implement the partnerships.
In 2024, the Park will continue reintroducing the national treasure to historic streams, Taiwan Landlocked Masu Salmon conservation develop in-depth environmental education curricula, improve hiking environments, promote hiking safety education and environmental experiential activities.