On 8 June, BI communications manager Dr. Richard Thomas, visiting Taiwan to observe the situation of birds here, said that in the ten days he spent touring the island he had noticed that both ornithological groups and the government attached great importance to conservation.
六月八日，來台觀察台灣鳥況的國際鳥盟專家理查・湯瑪斯就表示，在行走台灣十天後，他「發現台灣鳥會團體與政府對生態保育十分重視。」