Niaosong Wetland Park
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| Niaosong Wetland Park | |
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| 鳥松濕地公園 (Chinese) | |
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_location_map.svg)  Niaosong Wetland Park | |
| Location | Niaosong, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 22°39′08.6″N 120°21′02.2″E / 22.652389°N 120.350611°E |
| Type | wetland |
| Built | 24 September 2000 |
| Surface area | 3 hectares (7.4 acres) |
The Niaosong Wetland Park (traditional Chinese: 鳥松濕地公園; simplified Chinese: 鸟松湿地公园; pinyin: Niǎosōng Shīdì Gōngyuán is a park in Niaosong District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
The wetland was declared in February 1995. In June 1999, Kaohsiung County Magistrate Yu Cheng-hsien officiated the groundbreaking ceremony of the wetland construction. The construction was then completed in June 2000 and was inaugurated on 24 September 2000. On 24 October 2002, the Kaohsiung Wild Bird Society was officially appointed to manage the park.[1] Works for desilting and dredging of the bottom of the settling basin and the small pond of the wetland was carried out from 25 October 2007 until 25 January 2008. In March 2010, works for desilting and dredging for the big pond was carried out which was completed on 9 July 2010.[2]
Geography
The park is a triangular shape of land with 3 hectares of area, including 2 hectares of water area forming a wetland of pool pond type. It has a diverse terrain and landscape, as well as various animal species.[3][4] There have been 89 bird species, 280 insect species and 300 plant species which have been recorded.[5]
