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The government must soon determine a target population size for the animals and shift into population management, lest the culling programme become an extermination plan.
Greater monitoring needed after poaching traps found in city countryside, posing a cruel threat to animals and people. Stiffer fines could work but only if offenders think they will be caught
As the city government pushes ahead with the Northern Metropolis development, the need to strike an environmental balance has become all the more important.
Ecology minister Tse Chin-wan says conservation department has reduced size of boar population by 910 since late 2021, putting it at 1,360.
Entry to see the reptile, a mix of two critically endangered species, will be free of charge in effort to raise conservation awareness among public.
Readers discuss Hong Kong’s plans for an information and technology zone at the northern border, the proposed monthly firework displays, crowds on a bus route popular with tourists, and the need for a better strategy to promote the city.
The agency tasked with monitoring the reef’s health said the coral bleaching is extensive in the shallow water areas.
Poaching and illegal trade are a threat to red pandas, but other risks include habitat loss from deforestation and climate change.
Despite the energy firm saying it holds the necessary permits, conservationists say some indigenous groups living in the area have no idea of the wind project.
Scientists are warning of devastating coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef if the water does not cool down in the coming weeks.
Some 19 per cent of the roughly 1,100 fish species in Southeast Asia’s longest river are heading towards extinction, according to a report compiled by the WWF and 25 global marine and wildlife conservation groups.
The beloved panda in South Korea’s Everland amusement park will be moved to China’s Sichuan province in April after spending a month in quarantine.
Infrastructure development, earthquakes and climate change are among key causes of springs drying up, with communities displaced due to water scarcity.
Many are still not clear about what’s fit to recycle, restaurant owners say it’s too much of a bother.
Hong Kong’s recycling pace lags that in Europe and the US, but government intervention could help transform the landscape as growing landfills contaminate the soil.
Beijing resumes lending bears to US zoos in a soft-power bid to improve ties with Washington.
Marine biologists are trying to determine why sperm whales have strayed into the shallow and congested waters of Osaka Bay, with three having died in consecutive years.
‘Hong Kong’s ghost net hunter’ Harry Chan talks about nearly being sold as a baby, why he tried to get expelled, how his business bloomed and then went bust, and finally finding peace under water.
The country’s innovations have attracted the attention of other water-scarce nations, with climate change expected to exacerbate water insecurity.
Environmental Protection Department confirms mistakes made by Civil Engineering and Development Department in report for San Tin Technopole.
Hong Endian, 52, told by judge ‘only and irresistible inference’ was that he had colluded with others to bring the scales of endangered species to city.
The giant marine mammals have specialised voice boxes that other animals don’t have, which could be the key to the long-time mystery.
Four horseshoe crabs – two tri-spine and two mangrove – tagged and released to help Ocean Park conservation foundation understand their life cycles.
Development Bureau says it is considering adopting new model to convert sections of the 411-hectare area into designated spaces for technology and tourism purposes.
India’s only elephant hospital and a nearby conservation and care centre provide sanctuary for 32 rescued animals, offering educational tours and volunteer holidays during which visitors can muck in.
Wildlife trade researcher Astrid Andersson tells Kate Whitehead how her passion for Hong Kong and its flora and fauna fuelled a career in conservation.
Man-made oyster reefs have popped up across Australia, Europe and the US but remains a relatively new concept in Southeast Asia.
The new procedural document could give businesses a “free pass” to exploit Nepal’s land and natural resources in protected areas.