Anecdotes of birds>Miss Kuang-Shan Hsieh

Miss Kuang-Shan Hsieh Origin      Ms. Kuang-Shan Hsieh is a volunteer of the senior rescue team of the Wild Bird Society of Taipei. She will introduce to us the treatment of bird injury, the concept of rescue, and the workflow. I believe we will have a better understanding of the injured bird! Interview 1.What made you willing to invest in bird conservation?       In terms of rescue, I have been doing it for more than 20 years in the Wild Bird Society of Taipei. At that time, because my son liked to get along with animals, I didn’t know where to take him to play, so I took my children to join the Wild Bird Society of Taipei, and I have been participating since then. 2.What advocacy methods would you use to let people know about the treatment of injured birds?       Advocate how to rescue them in prime time. If it is not within the prime time, it may have a higher mortality rate. So when you see an injured bird, what you should do is not to help cure it, but how to place and transport it. 3.What should I do if I find a bird?       What you should do is placement, insulation, and feeding water. Do not feed, and do not feed it to eat. These are the four main points. Placement is to bring it home. Insulation is providing heat-generating items. But after the placement, you can only feed water, but you must not feed food.  4.What is the cause of the injury to the bird?       We found that the quantity of the injured birds was highest in June. It is the time for bird mothers to brood from May to August, so there are many injured birds during this period. Every year, birds practice flying is the biggest source of casualties. The second biggest source of casualties is birds hitting and sticking mouse board. These are the 4 major reasons leading to birds’ injuries in recent years. 5.How to assess whether injured birds can return to the wild?       A wild bird loses its ability to live in the wild, for example, if a bird broke its wings, it cannot return to nature and all it needs is long-term caring. An injured bird receiving long-term caring must also have existential value; otherwise it may not be happy, especially if it is shut in a cage every day. Conversely, if it can help with advocacy work, its existence makes sense.      Wild bird release is a very difficult question. We can only determine by human thought. If wild birds can eat on their own, can fly well, take care of themselves, and can avoid natural enemies. In principle, we will let them return to nature. Filmed by  Bird Conservator 6.What is the most impressive case of injured bird in your mind?       Once I saved a Formosan blue magpie, because I have kept it for too long, it is very close to people. After it was released in Yangming Mountain, it could not be grouped. Later it was sent to a restaurant, and then died of malnutrition. After this incident, I have been thinking about how to allow them to survive in the wild and return to nature, which is the issue we have been discussing. 7.Are there many injured birds in the rescue center? What are the main work items?        There are 500 injured birds in the first year, and now there will be more than 3,900 in one year. A large number will also cause a great burden on the Wild Bird Society of Taipei, because it requires a large cost and a lot of manpower as well. So we hope that everyone should evaluate it first, not necessarily send it to the rescue center. The work of the center includes feeding birds, cleaning the environment, observing the bird's physical condition, and contacting the doctor. 8.How does the rescue center work with Taipei City Animal Protection Office or medical institutions?      Taipei City Animal Protection Office is our superior organization. The injured birds sent by various places will be evaluated by Taipei City Animal Protection Office to determine whether the level should be sent to the Wild Bird Society of Taipei for treatment. We must report to Taipei City Animal Protection Office for all the injured birds sent by the public. Each major veterinary hospital will take the initiative to cooperate with the Wild Bird Society of Taipei to treat these wild birds free of charge. When the Wild Bird Society of Taipei is on holiday, if the public finds injured bird, you can send it to these hospitals for temporary release. After the doctor treats it, it will be sent to our volunteer’s home to be cared. This is how we cooperate. 9.Does the bird watching activity help the environment conservation?       Absolutely. Because in the process of bird watching, you can understand the relationship between wild birds and nature. It is a positive help for our natural ecological environment, because when we understand, we will be willing to help it. Conclusion       Pesticides are used to make the crops grow well. These crops are eaten by birds. As a result, these birds are poisoned. Raptor eats these poisonous birds are also poisoned! Therefore, the concept of environment conservation must be improved. We also learnt a valuable lesson.