An endangered Formosa flying fox. Of the bat’s three Taiwanese habitats, Forest Bureau research shows that only the group in Turtle Island has grown steadily since 2010, with 78-297 of the bats living in Turtle Island now, suggesting that NEYC’s tourist carrying capacity plan has not harmed the ecosystem. Photo:
Yuen-Tzu-Yang
CEO, Destination Stewardship Center; Editor, Destination Stewardship Report; Principal, Focus on Places LLC; founding Director, former Nat Geo Center for Sustainable Destinations