Researcher Sun Jinglian (right) have collaborated with local residents to learn more about the feeding habits of pangolins.

過去，全球科學家都試圖找出野外穿山甲的食物營養組成，卻在調查野外族群過程中屢次碰壁。然而在台灣，一群熱血的在地居民和研究人員，驚人地創下了8年的長期追蹤紀錄。他們針對47隻野外穿山甲追蹤調查，甚至錄下全世界第一筆野外穿山甲哺育寶寶的影像。成功經驗背後，研究者與在地力量的結合正是關鍵因素，他們是如何合作的？接下來，擁有獨步全球研究能量的台灣，該如何為國際穿山甲保育做出貢獻？

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這天，屏東科技大學生物資源研究所博士生孫敬閔帶著我們上山找穿山甲洞穴，遍尋一個多小時，始終只看到被落葉雜草掩埋的舊洞穴，直到遇見一位來採黃藤的原住民，指了指身旁的山坡說道：「上面就有一個洞，很新。」

看著鬆軟、陡峭的邊坡，我們只能手腳並用、抓著雜草和竹子根部向上爬，果然不到10分鐘，走在前頭的孫敬閔就停了下來，眼前是一個深不見底的洞，旁邊散落著手掌大的蟻窩殘骸，看來有穿山甲不久前在這裡飽餐一頓。

「這是穿山甲吃剩的台灣土白蟻窩，通常超過2天就會發霉，表示這個洞應該是這2天挖的，」孫敬閔一邊解釋，一邊不忘稱讚我們運氣好。顯然，碰壁才是穿山甲研究的日常。

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Taiwan Researchers Collaborate with Hunters to Learn Pangolin Feeding Habits

For years, scientists around the world have tried, and yet repeatedly hit the wall during the process of finding out the nutrient composition of wild pangolin food.

In Taiwan, a group of local hunters and researchers have set a long-term track record of eight years in their research on wild pangolin feeding habits. They tracked 47 wild pangolins and even recorded a wild pangolin feeding its baby.

The collaboration between the researchers and locals is the key behind the successful experience. How do they work together, and how can Taiwan continue to contribute to international pangolin conservation?

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