2016年IUCN所召開的世界保育大會，我特別跑去夏威夷採訪，在記者會上遇見了生物多樣性之父艾德華·威爾森，當時他已經87歲高齡，仍然可以來到現場跟世界所有媒體說明如何擴大更多面積的生物保護區，包括海底與海岸。這段錄音我特別截錄一段我問他有關自然聲音與生物多樣性的關係，我談到我是來自台灣，他也談到台灣生物很豐富，他相信台灣的生物學家一定注意到氣候變遷對於生物多樣性的影響，非常難忘他的溫暖談話。

The Sound of Prof. Edward Wilson

nature soundscape in Taipinshan, Taiwan

The singer out of my window is a exotic species(Oriental magpie-robin) in Taipei, Da-an District. He is a new immigrant within 10 years, but already spreading all over here, I believed he is taking the advantage of the singing talent.

The new soundscape  of this city is dominated by this new singer

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媽祖繞境是台灣年度的宗教盛事，擁有了在地文化與歷史的傳統背景，九天八夜為台灣祈福，在聲音的背景上除了可以聽見整體的熱鬧氣息外，在這段聲景上，可聽到進香團隊伍前端，「開路鼓」的演奏，不分晝夜，沿途步行吹奏敲打，通知信徒，進香隊伍已到了。馬頭鑼敲打及哨角隊的吹奏，也各有意義，唯獨一些跟隊花車上，會播放一些流行勁歌熱曲，讓人覺得錯亂，但是也不得不說，這的確很"台灣風"。

2016.4.13媽祖繞境在雲林西螺鎮聲景Dajia Matsu Pilgrimage Procession in Taiwan

This recording is not only including the sound of the wave , you can also hear the Formosan Bear Cicada and  Big crowned eagle in the background.
這是台灣南澳的海岸的聲音,仔細聽你會發現背景還有台灣熊蟬以及大冠鷲的聲音,這些都是我在現場原音收錄的聲響

宜蘭南澳的海濱聲景 Listening  to the soundscape of seashore in Nan'ao,Yilan, Taiwan

Me and a group of friends, after placing a contact microphone were playing around with the sounds of the frozen pond, each taking it in turn with the headphones, listening and creating sounds off the lake, using hands, branches, bits of ice, stones and bark. 
Lasted about 14 minutes, at points we got carried away and it was too much for the mic, so i edited it down.

Throwing stuff at a frozen pond, Łodz, Poland.

During the winter and summer,the megaphones of frogs - Rana guentheri and Polypedates braueri are the ones that people always complain about. For some people, there are heavenly music; however, for others, they are noise. When I come to Menghuan Lake, I love to hear the sounds of all kinds of frog.  I have recorded many different kind of frogs in the world. But I know, the symphony of frogs here is awesome, and only exists in Taiwan.

Listening by the pond(Menghuan lake) in Yaminshan National Park

Recorded at Pu Sah Zen Buddhist temple in Taichung Taiwan
大里區永隆路147號

Singing bowls, singing birds and fountain, recorded with my Tascam DR-40

The Sound of Prof. Edward Wilson

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