Ten years ago, when environmental awareness was just picking up in Taiwan, environmentalists put much energy into appealing to the residents of Kenting to stop trapping this bird, making it the first animal for which demands for protection were made.
十年前國內生態保育意識初起時，保育人士曾力呼墾丁居民勿再捕捉伯勞鳥，使它成為第一個被保育人士要求保護的野生動物。