Formosa Fauna

Formosa Fauna

By Tristan Hilderbrand, RtiSociety & CultureGovernment
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Formosa Fauna episodes

  • 20 fun facts about Taiwanese native species | Ep20

    Formosa Fauna is back this week for its 20th episode to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends!

    On today's menu for your brain to feast on:

     - 20 fun facts about native Taiwanese animal species
     - How to survive a shark attack
     - Raccoons falling through the ceiling

    Want to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos optional) to [email protected]!

    See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!

    20 min
  • Toasters 100x deadlier than bears | Ep19

    Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends!

    On today's menu for your brain to feast on:

     - You are around 100 times more likely to be killed by a toaster than by a bear
     - Deadliest shark attack in history happened in 1945 when the USS Indianapolis sank, leaving up to 150 crew to be eaten by sharks 
     - Hugh Glass crawled for nearly 200 miles after almost being killed by a bear

    Want to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos optional) to [email protected]!

    See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!

    20 min
  • Sea turtles return to the ocean in Penghu | Ep18

    Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends!

    On today's menu for your brain to feast on:

     - Penghu in the news for conservation and sustainability
     - Protecting yourself against wild bear attacks
     - PETA guiding new legislation in Taiwan

    Want to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos optional) to [email protected]!

    See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!

    20 min
  • Yes, you're a primate, too. | Ep17

    Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends!

    On today's menu for your brain to feast on:

     - Lemurs lemurs lemurs.
     - You are also a primate.
     - Is the fur trade or fur farming banned in your country?
     - When aren't reptiles in the news?

    Want to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos optional) to [email protected]!

    See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!

    20 min
  • Animal performances in the name of education? | Ep16

    Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends!

    On today's menu for your brain to feast on:

     - Ethicality of live animal performances at zoos around the world and Taiwan
     - Choosing between becoming homeless or giving up your beloved pet
     - Taiwan’s booming pet food industry

    Want to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos optional) to [email protected]!

    See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!

    20 min
  • Hungry raccoons send woman fleeing from her home | Ep15

    Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends!

    On today's menu for your brain to feast on:

     - Raccoons (01:20)
     - Self-domestication (08:45)
     - Keep pets safe during storms (14:30)

    Want to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos optional) to [email protected]!

    See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!

    20 min
  • Wanted dead or alive: Taiwan's lizard bounty | Ep14

    Two reptile species were so much of a perceived environmental threat in Taiwan back around 2016 that Chiayi county started offering bounties for them, dead or alive. What the government hoped would be environmental conservation ended up being criticized as a misguided conservation policy at best.

     

    In this episode Tristan sits down with Reptile Conservation Association of Taiwan Chairman Chung-Wei You to go over the background and shortcomings of Taiwan's lizard bounty.

     

    Suppose you're living in Taipei and see a gecko-like creature scaliing your walls. Should you be concerned, or delighted? Join us for this week's episode to find out.

     

    Want to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos optional) to [email protected]!

    See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!

    20 min
  • It's easy to spot wild reptiles in Taiwan | Ep13

    How reptile-dense is Taiwan? In Taiwan there are about 55 species of snakes, 31 species of lizards, 5 species of terrestial turtles, and 4 species of marine turtles! Taiwan is 81st in the world when it comes to having the most species of reptiles. Curious to know which nations are in the top 3?


    Join Tristan and Chung-Wei You today as we talk about everything regarding reptiles!

     

    20 min
  • De-extinction? Species that may make a return from the dead | Ep12

    Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends!

    On today's menu for your brain to feast on:

     - Are immigrants in the U.S. eating people’s pets? (01:20)
     - De-extinction is nearing reality (03:26)
     - Barbecue bonanza for zoo animals (13:00)
     - Massive asteroid just misses earth (14:50)
     - An animal fugitive, escaped from the zoo (16:10)

    Want to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos optional) to [email protected]!

    See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!

    20 min
  • President Lai's amputee dog and "less-adoptable" pets | Ep11

    On today's menu for your brain to feast on:

     - What are "less adoptable pets?" (02:00)
     - President Lai Ching-te adopting a disabled dog (08:07)
     - UK national who dedicated his life to caring for stray cats in Taiwan, Jerry McKay (10:10)
     - Reptiles running amok (14:40)
     - How could a large urban city like Taipei be good for birdwatching? (17:50)

     

    Want to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos optional) to [email protected]!

    Join us today for Formosa Fauna!

    20 min

About Formosa Fauna

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Spend 20 minutes feeding your mind with knowledge about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends! Formosa Fauna aims to entertainingly educate listeners about animals both in Taiwan and abroad while also inspiring them to take action and get involved. Formosa Fauna hopes to connect the world through humanity’s innate curiosity for the unknown and love for animals.