Mai Po

Development pressure on Mai Po reserve shows need for action

18 Apr 2013

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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Spoonbills may struggle to spread wings in HK

8 Mar 2012

Space is at a premium in congested Hong Kong - and that goes for the birds, too.

The black-faced spoonbill, which travels southwards to the city during winter, may fly elsewhere if...

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City lights throw rare firefly off his game

29 Oct 2011

If you think your love life is tough, spare a thought for the poor Maipo bent-winged firefly.

The insect, a species only recently discovered and unique to Hong Kong, emits flashes...

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Groups rally against WWF over land deal

3 Oct 2011

Local green groups have united to denounce WWF Hong Kong for working with a subsidiary of the property giant Cheung Kong which wants to develop a plot of land near Mai Po.

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Shenzhen plan seen as boost for wetlands

2 Sep 2011

Conservationists are welcoming a plan to upgrade a bird haven in Shenzhen's Futian National Nature Reserve into a wetland of international importance on a par with Hong Kong's Mai Po reserve.

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Nature's wealth

19 May 2011

By this time of the year, Mai Po's black-faced spoonbills are off to the north. Yet the wetland is anything but deserted and silent.

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Opinion

EU fails to adapt to borderless world

Updated 4:35AM

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Bird's eye view of climate change

After kicking off the Climateers Ambassador Experiential Programme, green group WWF took its young Climateers to the Mai Po Nature Reserve.

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Duck back after epic flight to Siberia

A wild duck fitted with a transmitter last December made it back home on Christmas Day, to the delight of conservationists working on the project.

The duck is the only one of 23...

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Fears for migratory flocks as fish farmers' nets claim another bird

For the second time in two weeks a bird has been killed near the Mai Po Nature Reserve in a trap set by fish farmers to keep feathered predators from feeding on their stock.

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Government must do more to protect Mai Po's rare visitors

Hong Kong is small and densely populated. It has been called many things, including a concrete jungle.

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Bird watchers develop a little competitive edge

Nothing sums up the contradictions that exist in Hong Kong quite as well as the art of bird watching.

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Call of the wild

Would you recognise a leopard cat if it crossed your path? Or an otter? Mai Po Nature Reserve's 'nature interpreters' do not guarantee you'll see either of these creatures if you join their...

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