In early June, after Hsinchu City Government redrew the boundaries of the planned Hsiangshan landfill and industrial zone, the COA designated the Keya Creek estuary and Hsiangshan wetlands as an "important wildlife habitat." This granted a last-minute reprieve to the wetlands, which provide a habitat for at least 274 bird species.
六月初，新竹市政府也在重新規劃垃圾掩埋場、工業區範圍後，由農委會公告「客雅溪口及香山濕地野生動物棲息環境」保育區，曾有超過二百七十四種鳥類駐足的香山濕地因而虎口餘生。