Endangered Formosan Flying Fox Returned to Wild in Taiwan First

An endangered Formosan flying fox has been released back into the wild, marking a first in Taiwan for this type of conservation effort.

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00:00In the first, for Taiwan, an endangered fornosan flying fox has successfully been released back

00:05into the wild. The bat was rescued in April after it was abandoned as a pup in Hualien in eastern

00:12Taiwan. It was taken to a local wildlife rescue center where workers took care of it for six

00:18months. It's grown from weighing just 80 grams to over 300 grams. The rescue wasn't easy as Taiwan

00:25has never handled a case like this before. But with guidance from Japanese experts,

00:30the bat was successfully rehabilitated and released.