TheDabangVillageofAlishanTownshipboastsabundantnaturalresourcesinitstwomaineco-reserves:IskianaandTaptuana.Tokeeptheirprimitiveforestsintact,peopleinDabanghaveworkedhardtopreservelifeformsintheriversandwoodlands.TheTaptuanaNaturalReserveisoneofAlishan'slargesttreasuretrovesofnaturalresources,givenitsestimated73birdspecies,including:theBlackBulbul(Hypsipetesleucocephalus),Red-headedBabbler,Muller'sBarbetandWhite-throatedFlycatcherWarbler(Abroscopusalbogularis),besidesriversteemingwithfish.