Taiwan's Wetlands of Importance
Map of Taiwan's Wetlands
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Number
TW084
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Area
112 ha
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Chinese Name
東源重要濕地
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Category
Inland natural wetlands
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Name
Dongyuan Important Wetland
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Administrative area
Mudan Township, Pingtung County Government 120o51'03
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Related plans
Conservation area of water quality and quantity
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Related authorities or units
Mudan Township Office, Pingtung County Government; Mudan Township Dongyuan Community Development Association
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Boundaries
The wetland is situated at Dongyuan Village surrounding by Bojugu Mountain and Northern Mudanpond Mountain.
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Introduction
Donyuan Lake is formed by a water gate in the upper reaches of Mudan River. Due to within the Mudan Reservoir catchment area, rice farming was abandoned, and the land eventually evolved into water grassland.
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Ecological resources of importance
Animals including Hemibungarus sauteri, Deinagkistrodon acutus, Crested Serpent Eagle and Macrobrachium mammillodactylus.
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Endangered species
N/A
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Rare and valuable species
Deinagkistrodon acutus, Osprey and Spotted scoops owl.
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Types to be conserved
Brown Shrike, Formosan Gem-faced civet, Ovophis monticda makazayazaya and Naja naja atra.
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The current situation and potential threats of wetlands
N/A
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Participating in recommended units
Dongyuan wetland, with forest logging banned and farmlands fallowed, is within water source protected area of Mudan Reservoir.