A total of 24 Chinese military aircraft, including fighter jets, flew into Taiwan's southwestern air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in two separate sorties on Thursday, according to the Ministry of National Defense.
https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202109230023

Taiwan had a "thorough grasp" of China's military exercise in waters off the island's southwestern coast Friday, according to the country's Ministry of National Defense (MND).
https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202109180010

The excavation of two ancient human skeletons, which were discovered earlier this year at a railway construction site in Taiwan's Chiayi County, was completed Tuesday, and they were moved to a museum for research purposes.
https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202109070021

The first nature documentary series on global endangered species in Taiwan, 《Orphans of the Earth》presents three new episodes in 2021 《Elves of Taiwan》，that reach out to the sky, the sea and the grasslands only to reveal precocious footages of the endangered endemic species that are known for extreme rarity, minimal sighting rate and videotaping challenges—Taiwan Grass Owls, the Taiwanese Humpback Dolphins, and the Formosan pangolins.

The production crew of “Elves of Taiwan” partakes in perhaps the most difficult animal rescue operations in line with conservation efforts and the most dignified science-based survey projects. The program unveils diversified local landscapes and endemic species completed by various angles and perspectives—from aerial rescues, ocean investigations, to underground bone excavations; it is indeed a brutally honest series that documents the conservation and restoration of the terrestrial, oceanic, and airborne endemic species in Taiwan.

In the Southwestern badlands in Taiwan, there is a very mysterious owl of terrestrial habitats, the Taiwan grass owls, and as of today, scientists are still unable to decipher its whereabouts and behaviors. Against all odds, the production team followed up all kinds of clues for two years— from bird net rescues, follow-up research, to nocturnal studies— and is finally able to present the stirring life story of these aerial elves of Taiwan as they face the changes and destructions in their habitats.



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I had the chance to visit Lambai Island over the past winter break :) It is certainly one of the most relaxing places I've been to yet.

Lambai Island is a small island 30 minutes ferry ride off the southwestern coast of Taiwan. It is so small that I could go around the island on a scooter without a map on the second day. Despite only being 6.8km square big, the island is full of adventures and history. Visit Lambai Island to see green turtles up close and learn about century-old caves!

小琉球是一個距離台灣西南海岸30分鐘渡輪車程的小島。儘管只有6.8平方公里，但小琉球充滿了探險和歷史。有機會可以去小琉球走走，近距離看見海龜，了解百年古洞！

Locations mentioned (in chronological order):
Du Zi Ping 肚子坪
Sunset gallery 落日亭
Vase Rock 花岩瓶
Sunrise Pavilion 旭日亭

Other locations recommended:
Devil's Cave 烏鬼洞
Beauty Cave 美人洞
Wild Boar Trench Ecological Trail 三豬溝生態步道

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1 【supportive 同意支持的】— 形容詞
US is supportive of the recent announcement of a U.S. arms sale to Taiwan.

2 【Cameroon 喀麥隆】— 名詞Attackers have stormed a school in southwestern Cameroon.

3【flee 逃離】— 動詞
Venezuelan opposition figure has fled the country.

4 【ratification 正式簽署】— 名詞
A UN nuclear ban treaty has reached 50 ratifications.

*更正：podcast 唸成 rat”a” 了，是 rat”i”fication 喔

5 【ward off 避開；預防】— 動詞
Socialization could ward off dementia.

簡單複習：
1）supportive 同意支持的
2）Cameroon 喀麥隆
3）flee 逃離
4） ratification 正式簽署
5）ward off 避開；預防