Wild About Hong Kong - hiking, wildlife, conservation and more
Wild About Hong Kong - hiking, wildlife, conservation and more
The end of November 2014 saw areas of inshore waters across Hong Kong and east Shenzhen turn improbably colourful thanks to extensive red tides. Night-time scenes were even more arresting, as seawater stirred by ferries or thrown stones flashed blue-green…
Deep Bay in northwest Hong Kong is a wetland of international importance, a magnet for migratory waterbirds.
You don’t need much equipment to start birdwatching. A pair of binoculars and a field guide will get you started on finding the wealth of species in Hong Kong. Do you watch wildlife, such as birds, butterflies, dragonflies, mammals, fish…
On 31 December 2011, researchers trapping butterflies at Deep Water Bay on Hong Kong Island found a Chestnut Tiger with writing on its wings. Someone had used a fine marker pen to add numbers, letters and characters including a code: “YSK541”.…
A quick look at animals with venom, killer teeth and blades. Table of Contents Giant Centipede Blue-ringed Octopus Bamboo Snake Domestic Dogs Rats with Fleas with Plague Chickens with Bird Flu Mosquitoes with Diseases Cobras Sharks Homo sapiens Giant Centipede…
Black Kites are among the territory’s most familiar birds.
At Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve you can enjoy impressive wildlife spectacles.
On Cheung Chau one afternoon, saw two big Rat Snakes wrestling. Also known as a “dance”, this is combat between two male snakes, fighting over breeding rights They rear up, push against each other, twist and push – in this…
Here’s a definitive list of the top ten Hong Kong birds.(Well, ok, this is subjective; but ten top species for sure.) Criteria include global status, appearance, relationship to Hong Kong – perhaps readily seen and familiar, maybe rare worldwide but…
Despite all the brouhaha, there is no H5N1 at Mai Po.