Animal repopulation is an inescapable method of conservation, but it must be used as a last resort in solving problems. Repopulation work is the worst method of conservation. When a species is on the brink of extinction, and no measures will help, repopulation work begins. But today repopulation efforts are viewed as crucial to Taiwan's environmental protection work.
復育是一個不得已的保育手段，必須擺在解決問題的最後端，復育更是保育工作中的下下策，對瀕臨絕種動物，什麼方式都幫不上忙了，才來進行復育；但今天台灣生態保育工作上，復育被看得比其他都重要，朝野熱中復育，令人擔心。