Mountain hawk-eagles live mainly in virgin forest, are not easily approachable by humans, and are very few in number. Hence in Taiwan knowledge of this eagle, which is seen as an indicator species for conservation, is extremely limited. Even basic data such as population numbers and range have only begun to be collected in the last few years.
由於熊鷹多半在原始森林活動，人類不易接近，數量又稀少，國內對這個保育指標性物種的認識極有限，甚至連熊鷹數量、活動範圍等基本調查，都還是近二年才開始著手。