Due to the press of visitors, together with unresolved jurisdictional problems, "the national parks have always been somewhat misdirected and never really gained their bearings," says a forestry professor at National Taiwan University who worked on planning the parks. He believes it is high time to slow down and reflect on where they are headed.
四面而來的遊憩壓力，再加上本身未能解決地權、事權問題，「國家公園不免有些『迷失』，拿不准方向」，一位曾為國家公園做過規劃的台大教授以為，國家公園該放慢腳步，回頭省視的時候了。