In 1997 there were less than 50 jacanas spotted in Tainan County, leaving these birds that had lived for countless generations in Taiwan facing possible extinction on the island.
1997 年台南縣水雉的觀察紀錄不到五十隻，在台存活無數世代的水雉，面臨了可能在台灣版圖上消失的危機。