For although scientists continue to record wildlife, in the words of zoologist Dr. Wu Hai-yin: "The plants and animals have always been there; we're just recording them before they die out."
因為野生動物雖然仍持續被記錄，卻正如以台灣彌猴為研究對象的動物學博士吳海音所說，「生物原來就在當地，只是在未死絕之前被記錄下來。」