For example, since the Wildlife Conservation Act took effect in 1989, banning most hunting, middle-aged and older residents find it difficult to find work in the plains due to lack of physical strength, not to mention linguistic and cultural barriers. So they have little choice but to take odd jobs, or go to the administrative offices of the scenic area to clean toilets or run errands for the officials.
以 1989 年「野生動物保育法」實施，禁止原住民打獵為例，中老年紀的族人體力不夠、漢語不流利、生活方式又不同，很難到平地工作，為了養家只能打零工，或到茂林風景區管理處掃廁所，聽官員使喚。