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Taiwan Wildlife Conservationists Demand Action on Stray Attacks

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Ecology advocates rallied in Taipei over the weekend to demand stronger policies to protect native wildlife from stray animal conflicts.

Taiwan Wildlife March

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Wildlife advocates rallied in Taipei on Saturday to call for stronger government action to protect endangered species.

Wildlife cannot wait

Put ecology in public policy.

The groups are pushing for stronger laws to manage stray cats and dogs, improved shelter and relocation systems, and a new biodiversity committee to make sure ecological concerns are considered when public policies are made. The WildOne conservation association says up to 80 percent of wildlife injured in dog and cat attacks between 2020 and 2024 did not survive.