Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/07/19
By: Feng Shao-fu and Flor Wang
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The return of the endangered bird, a tern in the family Laridae, to Matsu for four consecutive years means the bird has a regular migratory path and has grown a sense of affinity with the environment on the islands, researchers at National Taiwan University said.
The Chinese crested tern spotted in Matsu was identified as A74, which flew back to Matsu after being released by researchers into the wild in July 2015 with a white and blue tag.
It is a critically endangered species, with only 100 estimated to still exist in 2000.
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