Ecological pond guardians fear alien species release

The ecological pond in Taipei’s Xinglong Park  is now complete – now the task begins to maintain it! To this end, a team of volunteers has been established and given free training courses to increase their ecological knowledge; hopefully, this will ensure they are up to the challenging job of maintaining the pond. In addition to expert instruction, volunteers from Cui Lake in Muzha District also came to pass on their valuable experience and speed up the learning process.

Photography enthusiasts have arrived in their droves to take advantage of the newly completed ecological pool. One essential job of the volunteer maintenance team is to help residents understand the pond's flora and fauna and stress the importance of avoiding the release of alien species, which would disturb the pond’s delicate ecological balance.

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生態池維護 盼民眾勿放生

台北市文山區興隆公園改造生態池已完工，完工之後如何維護才是重點工作。為了加強生態池的維護，里長計畫成立志工團隊，舉辦免費培訓課程，加強對生態的認識，讓志工為將來維護工作做準備。課程中，除了專業老師的指導外，也安排台北市木柵萃湖公園的志工來做經驗傳承，讓學員們能從中快速學習。

愛好攝影的民眾，知道生態池完工後，生態更加豐富，紛紛前來拍攝，因此多了一個生態攝影的地方。有了志工團隊的維護，更重要的也必須讓居民了解生態池的動植物，不要隨意放生，才能維持永久的生態平衡。