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Someone along the Sanchong riverbank in New Taipei recently noticed an archer using a bow and arrows to shoot a tree, leaving the entire trunk riddled with holes. The High Riverbank Construction Management Office warned that this kind of behavior is illegal and could even constitute public endangerment, urging the culprit to stop immediately.

This banyan tree along the riverbank appears to be lush and green, but if you look closer, you can see its trunk is riddled with holes.

People online wondered if it was due to insects or disease, or maybe even woodpeckers. But a witness confirmed seeing someone with a bow and arrows using the tree for target practice.

Member of public
It’s absolutely ridiculous! It’s destroying the environment. I can’t believe anyone could be so inconsiderate.

Member of public
It’s not OK. Completely inconsiderate. You’re supposed to care for trees. How could someone do this?

Wu Wen-yi
FTV reporter
We went to take a look for ourselves, and found there aren’t any CCTV cameras around. The culprit likely took advantage of this blind spot for target practice, leaving the trunk full of holes.

Everyone who’s seen this tree along the riverbank in Sanchong District has been left aghast by the bad behavior. Even a researcher who’s spent years studying and saving trees said this is a first for him.

Sun En-jang
NTU plant pathology and microbiology professor
This is the first time I’ve seen a tree abused like this. Its trunk is in tatters. Each hole is a wound that invites fungi and insects, which could lead to rot. It’s a severe injury to the tree. If it keeps going like this and it loses its bark, it could kill the tree.

Lee Chun-ju
New Taipei riverbank office official
This likely violates the city ordinance against damaging trees, as well as the Social Order Maintenance Act for possessing dangerous equipment. If a bow and arrow are considered a firearm, which are controlled by law, it could even constitute endangering public safety under the Criminal Code.

Now this clandestine archer is in the crosshairs of the authorities, as they’re looking to bring the tree slayer of Sanchong to justice.

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