Here in our backyard, the areas of Mai Po and Inner Deep Bay, a tiny nature reserve squeezed between two of Asia's most densely populated cities, forms a critical link in this winged migration, a...
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The dramatic shrinking of Shenzhen's mangrove forests over the past three decades poses a threat to the many migratory birds that visit Hong Kong's Mai Po Nature Reserve each autumn, winter and...
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On a misty September night, a flock of egrets swoop silently through the Luoxiao Mountains. They pass low over Hunan province's Guidong county into the glare of dozens of LED lights pointing...
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There are certain animals that correspond to specific locations in your home and that will increase the likelihood of you travelling (for leisure or business). There are four travel areas that can...
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People can travel great distances by sea or air only in man-made ships and aircraft. But many animals, including birds and insects, can move on their own from one part of the country, or even the...
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You could call it the wrong flight in the right direction for local birdwatchers when the first recorded sighting of a Short-tailed Shearwater was made in Hong Kong in 2004, because it was thought...
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Migration is the regular movement of a whole population of animals from one place to another and back again when conditions change.
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How do birds know which way to go when they migrate? MIMI KAN Sacred Heart Canossian College Some birds, like many other animals, migrate to find suitable places to breed or new food supplies.
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