In 1992, Chiku Township began planning an industrial park in this area. Conservationists fought the initiative and eventually built a national consensus to "set aside a piece of pristine land for the black-faced spoonbills." The birds 'nesting grounds were thus preserved, and scholars gradually began to get involved in research and conservation.
民國八十一年，七股鄉擬將此地劃定為工業區，在國內外保育人士力爭下，「為黑面舞者留下一塊淨土」成為國人共識，台南縣也改以發展生態旅遊為標的，黑面琵鷺棲地得以保存，學界相關研究與保育工作也陸續投入。