Take, for instance, the Mikado pheasant, which in 1984 was the ROC's first target of ecological preservation. It was previously thought that the Patungkuan Old Trail area of Jade Mountain would be the animal's final home, but today its tracks can be found throughout many nature preserves in Taiwan.
以民國七十三年國內最早在「自然生態保育方案」列出保護的帝雉為例，過去認為玉山八通關古道是帝雉最後的家鄉，今天在許多保護區中也都出現帝雉芳蹤。