世界之美就在台灣 (國家公園季刊 National Park )

我感到很福氣，能看到最美時的台灣。    
會關心自然保育的人，一輩子都會關心。
劉小如

“I am a lucky person who has seen Taiwan in its most
beautiful state. A person who cares about conservation
usually cares through his/her life.”
— Lucia Liu Severinghaus

半個多世紀以前，即使在台北，大自然和人都還非常的接近。畢生投入鳥類生態研究與保育工作的劉小如老師，當時猶是個「野孩子」。不像其他女
生待在家裡喜歡打扮成小公主模樣，她總愛往外跑，與天地為伍。日後耕耘自然生態領域且終能開花結果，那顆種子可以說是在童年時期就已默默埋下。在求學路上，劉小如走的有些特別。她最先考上物理系，後來轉到外文系，接著又出國拿了個文學碩士。這些都是興趣廣泛使然，喜歡就付諸行動，毫不猶豫。穿梭理性與感性之間，她相信，「人本來就有很多面向」。不過，劉小如最深層的興趣，卻因緣際會地，被當時熱衷賞鳥的老公給喚起了......(更多精采內容請見2010年9月號季刊)

In Lucia's memory, people and Nature were very close 50 years ago, even in a metropolis like Taipei. A tomboy in her childhood, Lucia was never the kind of
girl who would stay home and dress like a little princess. Instead, she's always outdoorsy, making the Nature her playground in which her love for it has started to grow ever since. Lucia's academic record was special. She first majored in physics and then English as an undergraduate, before earning her master's degree in literature. This may seem a little strange for some. But for Lucia, she was just pursuing her diverse interests. She said,“ People often has more than one interests.” However, neither physics nor literature became her life-long career after her husband introduced her to the world of bird-watching.