The decrease in the population of Black-faced Spoonbills in theGreater Tainan area in 2011 is possibly due to the changes in their habitatsthat inadvertently affected their other activities as well, as discovered afterinvestigations. This year, the headquarters at the National Parks of Taiwan (NP)commissioned Ying Wang, Professor of National Taiwan Normal University, to integratethe Wild Bird Society of Tainan, Black-Faced Spoonbill ConservationAssociation, the conservation volunteer group of the NP and other conservationgroups to undergo the release of the Black-faced Spoonbills. The groups areexpected later this year to track the scope of activities and habitatutilization of the Black-faced Spoonbills from the Greater Tainan area throughthe use of traditional wireless radio and satellite wireless radio. Moreover,the groups hope that the tracking of the birds’ return to the north androosting sites will enable the expansion of international collaboration withChina, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and other countries to enhance the visibility ofTaiwan’s international conservation efforts. The preliminary release plan hassuccessfully enabled the capture of 2 spoonbills and the placement oftraditional wireless radios. These two spoonbills include a four-year-old adultbird and a juvenile bird weighing at 1750 grams. As both birds are in goodcondition, the groups have decided to place a traditional type of regionalwireless radio to further track the activity status of the Black-facedSpoonbills of the Greater Tainan area, as well as work together with regionalconservation groups to track follow-ups.