In order to reduce waste, Yushan National Park only has 2 bear-proof trash cans left in Tataga from this year. After publicity for the New Year’s Day holiday, some tourists are willing to bring their own garbage down the mountain instead of throwing away the bear-proof buckets.

(Provided by Yuguan Office)

[Reporter Liu Binquan/Report from Nantou] Yushan National Park Management Office has promoted garbage reduction in recent years and brought garbage down the mountain. Since this year, all trash cans have been removed. Only two bear-proof trash cans are left in Tataga Park. The Yushan National Park Management Office stated that due to In the past, Taiwan black bears appeared in Tataga, and the yellow-throated marten would rummage through the garbage in the trash can and eat plastic products. Therefore, the trash cans were removed one after another. This time, the New Year’s Day holiday has also strengthened publicity, and some tourists do not like it. Throw away the bear-proof bucket, and bring your own garbage down the mountain, calling on the public to respond together to protect the mountain forest environment and wildlife ecology.

The Jade Management Office pointed out that there used to be 3 trash cans and recycling bins in the Tataga Park. In the past, when the tour group tourists came to the park for hiking, the lunch boxes and kitchen waste after eating would be thrown into the trash can, and sometimes it would be full. The smell of food will attract wild animals to feed on it, so yellow-throated martens are often seen rummaging through trash cans.

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In order to implement garbage reduction, the monthly removal of bins was carried out in the second half of last year. General trash bins were removed first in October, paper recycling bins were removed in November, and the last remaining plastic bottles and iron and aluminum cans were removed at the end of December. There are only 2 bear-proof trash bins left in the Tataga Visitor Center, which can be used for general trash.

The Yuguan Office said that there are only 2 bear-proof buckets left in the New Year’s Day holiday park. Although there are still tourists who throw garbage into the bucket, most people are willing to take the garbage down the mountain after publicity. Tourists come to the park for outings and hiking. Diet should be as light and simple as possible, and cooking should be avoided. In addition to preventing animals from being attracted, it can also save water in mountainous areas.

If you are a tour bus group passenger, you must take the food waste and lunch box down the mountain after eating the bento. Do not throw it into the only bear-proof bucket or the grass on the trail. Due to the low temperature in the mountain area, the food waste from the fruit peel is not easy to decompose, and it will be eaten by wild animals It will affect the health of animals. I hope that tourists will cooperate with new measures after removing the barrels, so as to reduce the amount of garbage in mountainous areas and maintain the forest environment.

The yellow-throated marten in Yushan Tataga Park will rummage through garbage for food and eat plastic products. In order to prevent garbage from affecting the ecological environment, the jade management office removed all ordinary trash cans and recycling bins at the end of last year. This year, only bear-proof trash cans remain.

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Yellow-throated minks in Yushan Tataga Park look for food and eat plastic products in the trash cans. In order to prevent the garbage from affecting the ecological environment, the jade management department removed all general trash cans and recycling bins at the end of last year. This year, only bear-proof trash cans remain.

(Provided by Yuguan Office)