Also, the raising of Formosansika, which boomed briefly on the island, has seen a sharp drop in prices in recent years because of rumors they had caught a virus. Although this has been proved to be only talk, and the price of deer meat has slightly re covered, it would be hard to return to the prosperity of the past.
島上原本盛極一時的梅花鹿飼養，前幾年又因傳聞感染病菌，價格大幅跌落，後來雖經證實為訛傳，鹿肉價格稍微回升，但已難復往日盛況。