Yang Chung-Tse

Chairman of the Taiwan International Birding Association (Taiwan)

The Changhua Wild Bird Society was formed in 1991.  Not long after, the Society began a campaign to save the Gray-faced Buzzard-Eagles from persecution.  Yang Chung-Tse, Simon Liao and other Society members visited elementary schools to speak to the students about saving the raptors.  At that time, Mr. Yang was a CHWBS Director.  He and his family are birders.  He is one of the few people in the world to have seen Chinese Crested Tern.

            Yang Chung-Tse served for 8 years on the Changhua City Council and was Mayor of Shihu Township for 8 years.  During the election for the Legislature of Taiwan in November, 2004, he stood as an independent candidate, and was elected.

            Mr. Yang is Chairman of the Taiwan International Birding Association (Taiwan).  He has been instrumental in organizing the international Waterbird Society Conference to be held in Tainan, Taiwan, November 24–27, 2005.