After kicking off the Climateers Ambassador Experiential Programme, green group WWF took its young Climateers to the Mai Po Nature Reserve.
In half-day field trips on January 22 and 23, the Climateers toured the reserve. They found out how climate change threatens the wetland habitat and got involved in its conservation.
They also learned about their carbon footprint and received some tips for low-carbon living.
Two Young Post Junior Reporters went on one of the field trips. Elaine Yu and Beatrice Yeung recount their experiences here.
Elaine Yu
Mai Po Inner Deep Bay is an over-wintering and refuelling station for thousands of birds. They include endangered species like the black-faced spoonbill and vulnerable ones like the Baikal Teal. The birds fly thousands of kilometres to escape the northern cold and spend their winters in Mai Po.
But climate change has created problems. As recently as 10 years ago, hundreds of gannets - a type of seabird that dives to catch fish - came to Mai Po each winter. But because temperatures here have risen, the gannets are over-wintering on the mainland instead. Now the number of gannets in Mai Po can be counted on one's fingers.