Sicao Wildlife Refuge(四草野生動物保護區)

The Tainan City Government plans the 515.1 hectares of land in the peripheries of the Tainan Technology Industrial Park into the “Sicao Wildlife Refuge” for the ecological and environmental protection and species preservation of Tainan. The culture area north of the East District is 50 hectares; the area of the north bank at the estuary of the Yanshui River south of East District is 335.1 hectares; the area of the west bank at the estuary of the Luermen River in West District is 130 hectares.  Every year, many migratory birds spend winter or transit over here on their way to the south to replenish foods, making the refuge an important habitat for migratory birds flying between Asia and Australia. From May to June every year, the black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) mate in the refuge, the bird’s largest mating site in Taiwan.