Born in mountain-fringed Puli in Nantou County, author Lin Jing-Feng is an ardent conservationist. Bycatch and Wildlife, the author’s first published work, brings together a collection of essays written by Lin while concurrently studying theatrical costume design at Taipei National University of the Arts and moonlighting at the National Taiwan University Museum of Zoology as a taxidermist. His other writings are occasionally featured in the News & Market Supplement.