Local Efforts Help Crab Species Grow at Tainan National Park

In Taijiang National Park on the outskirts of Tainan, locals have grown a soft spot for the Taiwan mangrove land crab, a species whose population had been dwindling over the years due to increased traffic along a seaside road cutting across their migration path as they scuttled to the sea to lay their eggs. The local residents' solution? Donning headlamps, building bridges from bamboo and cordoning off certain roads during the crab's breeding season. Their conservation work has had a huge impact, with sightings of the crabs doubling over just a handful of years.