Tainan Community University hosts the Ecological Film Festival to present the balance between man and nature

Participation method: Online film festival (streamed from the Tainan Community University Facebook page)
Film festival sharing: Chuang Meng-Hsien/Lecturer for the Tainan Community University environmental studies course
Time: 10/22 (Fri.) 19:00-21:00
The terraced fields of Gongliao are situated in the foot of the mountains of the northern section of Xueshan mountain range. They are a rare, mosaic landscape in Taiwan. The lives of the people in Gongliao are closely tied with rice farming. The Hsiao family has been farmers for generations and has been working the fields in Gongliao for 200 years. Compared to other farmers in Taiwan, the Hsiao family does not farm wide open fields. The rice paddies of the Hsiao family are located on the steep hills of Neiliaoshan. Hsiao Chun-Yi is 53 years old and the second son of the Hsiao family. Hsiao Chun-Yi and his older brother, Hsiao Chun-Po, are the guardians of the rice paddies that have been passed down through generations. The traditional farming knowledge of the Hsiao family has been passed down from father to son. Their methods adhere to the laws of nature and are friendly to the environment. With climate change and the loss of biodiversity around the world, farming methods must also change. What solutions do these farmers have to offer?

10/29 (Fri.) 19:00-21:00 @Tainan Community University Houjia Campus Chunyi Building Room 102 (in-person event)
The Taiwan grass owl is an endangered species and the only herbaceous owl in Taiwan. Experts around the world have very little information related to the lives of wild grass owls which are an extremely precious and mysterious species. The documentary, Night Hunters: Taiwan Grass Owls, shot over two and half years by National Geographic, was produced by Director Yang Shou-Yi of the Golden Bell winning production team, Flowing Films, and Wan Jun-Ming to fully present the activities of the endangered Taiwan grass owls on the screen for the first time, with the help of the Forestry Bureau, Endemic Species Research Institute, and Tainan City Wildlife Conservation Association.
Speaker: Tseng Yi-Shuo/Director-general of the Tainan City Wildlife Conservation Association
Registration: https://reurl.cc/35elyV (There is a limit for the number of attendees. Please register for the event.)

Participation method: In person + online course (streamed from the Tainan Community University Facebook page)
Online sharing: Sun Ching-Min/Wild pangolin researcher
Time: 11/5 (Fri.) 19:00-21:00
There are eight species of pangolins in the world, four of which are found in Africa and the other four are found in Asia. Pangolins are an extremely rare animal. However, this protected animal is now facing extinction. The episode will explore the tribes of Taiwan to see how the indigenous people have achieved co-existence with the native pangolins. Additionally, the episode will also talk about black market trading in China and Vietnam, to see how the pangolin has been hailed as a miracle medicine and consumed by humans.
※ Registration link for the in-person course: https://www.beclass.com/rid=2546557617eb73b1079f