Era of the Pig – Boom Times for Hong Kong’s Wild Boar
Several factors have led to a marked increase in the numbers of wild boars seen on the city fringes, and even in some urban areas.
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AFCD launches Hong Kong Biodiversity Information Hub
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) launched the Hong Kong Biodiversity Information Hub (HKBIH) (bih.gov.hk) today (1 March 2022) aiming to foster a better understanding of local biodiversity by members of the public. The HKBIH is a one-stop website…
Impressions of Yi O, Lantau: From Shock and Anger, to Affinity and Hope
Yi O, by a small bay of the same name south of Tai O on Lantau, was for some decades an abandoned area. As in much of Hong Kong’s less accessible New Territories, making a living through farming was tough,…
Country Parks – the Best Idea Hong Kong Ever Had
A “few clear-sighted men” promoted Hong Kong country parks against a background of apathy and vested interest.
Sham Chung – curiouser and curiouser
With its traditional hamlets, old woods, setting in a basin ringed by hills within Sai Kung Country Park, Sham Chung should be one of the jewels in the crown of wild Hong Kong. Instead, it has suffered environmental vandalism, and…
Over Dragon’s Back to Big Wave Bay beach
The walk over Dragon’s Back, and down to Big Wave Bay, follows perhaps the finest short hike in Hong Kong.
Tung Ping Chau beach
Though it doesn’t boast Hong Kong’s best beach, Tung Ping Chau is a place where you can sometimes stroll the sand and feel almost like Robinson Crusoe – though you have to ignore the rural Shenzhen coastline little more than…
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Spectacular Swallowtails, Flying Tigers and Archdukes Arriving – Hong Kong Butterflies
Hong Kong is home to 23 species of swallowtails, among an impressive tally of around 245 butterfly species, and watching and photographing these and other eyecatching butterflies can readily enhance outdoor outings.
Hong Kong’s Enigmatic Porpoises: Finless, and Almost Friendless
Growing to just 1.8 metres in length, finless porpoises are shy, and hard to see even in their home ranges within southern Hong Kong waters.