In this episode, we come to the middle and upper reaches of the western basin of Taiwan. Villages, embankments, roads, bridges, and houses in this area were destroyed by a large number of landslides caused by Typhoon Morakot on August 8th, 2009. Due to the heavy rain brought by the strong typhoon, soil and sand deposits reached about 15 meters high. Although 10 years has passed, the government is still trying to dredge the deposits. However, Taiwan is often hit by typhoons, so large and small landslides continue to occur every year. That's why the work of dredging proceeds very slowly.
The upper reaches of this area are located within the range of the nature reserve of conifer and broadleaf trees. The terrain is complicated and diverse; the forests and ecosystem are well preserved, so it becomes the habitat of many species.
Species list：
Native freshwater fish：
- Acrossocheilus paradoxus
- Anguilla marmorata
- Candidia pingtungensis
- Carassius auratus
- Cobitis sinensis
- Hemimyzon sheni
- Onychostoma barbatulum
- Opsariichthys kaopingensis
- Rhinogobius nantaiensis
- Rhinogobius rubromaculatus
- Rhinogobius similis
- Sicyopterus japonicus
- Silurus asotus
Invasive species：
- Channa striata
- Dermogenys siamensis
- Gambusia affinis
- Oreochromis niloticus
- Oreochromis sp.
- Poecilia reticulata
- Poecilia velifera
- Trichopodus trichopterus
Keyword: Typhoon Morakot, Taiwan, Wild caught, Sustainable, Ecological conservation, Animal conservation, Newt Jhuang, Kou-Chin Chen
