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Achievements | Citizen Scientist's Way of the Frog
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Background

When you are sporting in the neighborhood park, walking in the Lishan Creek, or working in the paddy fields, you will easily spot the lovely faces of frogs if you pay close enough attention.

All four seasons in Taiwan are suitable for searching for frogs. However, spring and summer are the best times to search, especially after a rainfall. From the flatlands to the mountains, streams, and swamps, frog-finding sites can be found.

Taiwanese frogs can be found at 3,000 meters from the sea level, and their habitats are very diverse. They like a clean environment with water sources. Therefore their presence is an important environmental indicator. Their easy observation also makes them the best environmental education material.

With the development of the Taiwanese economy, there is a clear trend indicating a decrease in frog populations. In order to deepen the understanding of the current situation of the frog environment, Wistron has supported the Taiwan Amphibious Conservation Volunteer Team Promotion Plan since 2011, using volunteers to help carry out a long-term, systematic and comprehensive survey, and set up an analysis system to issue alerts in a timely manner.

Thank you to the volunteers of the Taiwan Amphibious Conservation Volunteer Team Promotion Program for cultivating a large number of citizen scientists to help collect data and allow scientists to analyze and publish data through training courses every year.

This citizen science program not only collects data, but also promotes public participation through the integration and promotion of the program, which also helps the public to be aware of the threats to biodiversity.

The results of each investigation team were also shared through the annual volunteer congress held annually. In addition to frog swarm conservation education, cross-regional connections of frog investigation teams were also carried out to protect Taiwanese frogs.

In 2019, thanks to the efforts of the Taiwan volunteer team, up to 59 volunteer teams participated, with 370 volunteers investing in two-week surveys spanning 21 prefectures and cities. The result was 808 survey samples, accumulating more than 30,000 data and successfully observing more than 100,000 frogs.

There are 6 families and 36 species of recorded Taiwanese frogs, making them our most common amphibious friends. While surveying, amphibious research volunteers are constantly reminded of this ecological treasure trove.

Outcome

2017In Taiwan, 780 volunteers from 65 teams participated in the frog survey, and the survey has accumulated more than 220,000 data items.

2016The Taiwanese volunteer team has uploaded 31,500 pieces of data and looks forward to protecting the environment by bringing more protection and awareness to Taiwanese amphibians.

2014The whole Taiwan volunteer team has uploaded 19,543 pieces of data.

2013In Taiwan, 47 volunteer teams participated in the survey, uploading 18,766 survey data items.

2012The cumulative valid data of the statistical two-tier resource survey database is 20,000.
Helped 43 conservation volunteer teams and more than 360 volunteers to continue their work in caring for the Taiwanese amphibians.

2011There are 34 volunteer teams in Taiwan, with more than 150 people working in Taiwan's two-tier conservation industry.

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