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Formosa Fauna

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. Join Tristan Hilderbrand for Formosa Fauna on Fridays!If you have a story or photo you want featured

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Toasters 100x deadlier than bears | Ep19

Formosa Fauna ·

2024/11/07

Formosa Faunais back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode andfeeding 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, leavingup to 150 crew to

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Sea turtles return to the ocean in Penghu | Ep18

Formosa Fauna ·

2024/10/31

Formosa Faunais back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode andfeeding 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

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Sea turtles return to the ocean in Penghu | Ep18

Formosa Fauna ·

2024/10/31

Formosa Faunais back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode andfeeding 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

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Yes, you're a primate, too. | Ep17

Formosa Fauna ·

2024/10/24

Formosa Faunais back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode andfeeding 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

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Yes, you're a primate, too. | Ep17

Formosa Fauna ·

2024/10/24

Formosa Faunais back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode andfeeding 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

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Animal performances in the name of education? | Ep16

Formosa Fauna ·

2024/10/17

Formosa Faunais back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode andfeeding 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 andTaiwan - Choosing between becoming homeless or giving up your beloved pet - Taiwan’s booming pet food

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Animal performances in the name of education? | Ep16

Formosa Fauna ·

2024/10/17

Formosa Faunais back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode andfeeding 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 andTaiwan- Choosing between becoming homeless or giving up your beloved pet- Taiwan’s booming pet food industry Want to

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Hungry raccoons send woman fleeing from her home | Ep15

Formosa Fauna ·

2024/10/10

Formosa Faunais back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode andfeeding 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)

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Hungry raccoons send woman fleeing from her home | Ep15

Formosa Fauna ·

2024/10/10

Formosa Faunais back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode andfeeding 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)

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

Formosa Fauna ·

2024/10/03

Two reptile species wereso 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

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

Formosa Fauna ·

2024/10/03

Two reptile species wereso 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 enivronmental 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

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

Formosa Fauna ·

2024/09/26

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!

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

Formosa Fauna ·

2024/09/26

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!

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De-extinction? Species that may make a return from...

Formosa Fauna ·

2024/09/19

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,

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De-extinction? Species that may make a return from...

Formosa Fauna ·

2024/09/19

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

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President Lai's amputee dog and "less-adoptable" pets...

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2024/09/12

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 tristan@rti.org.tw! Join us today for Formosa Fauna!

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President Lai's amputee dog and "less-adoptable" pets...

Formosa Fauna ·

2024/09/12

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 tristan@rti.org.tw! Join us today for Formosa

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Birds with 8-foot wing spans | Ep10

Formosa Fauna ·

2024/09/05

The Frigatebirds are birds with a wingspan of 7 to 8 feet, that’s 213 to 244 centimeters, a width that’s longer than most of us are tall. The large black seabird is only one of around 700 species of birds found in Taiwan! Join us this week for Formosa Fauna as we speak to Wild Bird Society of Taipei (WBST) CEO Nelson Chen. Want to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos optional) to tristan@rti.org.tw!

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Birds with 8-foot wing spans | Ep10

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2024/09/05

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Flightless bird or breeding mishap? | Ep9

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2024/08/29

What animals come to mind when you hear "flightless birds?" If chickens are one of them, you may be wrong. Bird-window collision researcher Ginny Hsieh started on her animal conservation and research journey by taking on taxidermy at a museum. Listen to this episode ofFormosa Faunawhere we search for the origin of Ginny's passion for birds and imagine how taxidermy could give a second life to the flightless, fallen birds. Send in your own animal stories, photos, questions, or fun factsto

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