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.