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Written by: Lao Minyi
2020-11-26 19:38
Last update date: 2020-11-26 19:38
Two endangered oriental white storks appeared in Deep Bay on Sunday (22nd). The last time it was recorded was in 2017. They are rare in Hong Kong.
Yu Ridong, senior research manager of the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, said that the return of the Oriental White Stork to Hong Kong reflects that the Deep Bay wetland provides an important habitat for the government. It is hoped that the government must also consider natural conservation when developing it to reduce human disturbance to birds and not to eat wet. Ground.
The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society stated that two oriental white storks, which were classified as endangered, showed up in Deep Bay on the past Sunday. The last time there was a record was 2017 (Provided by Hong Kong Bird Watching Society / Photo by Chen Tufei)
Yu Ridong said that the eastern white stork is a large wading bird with a height of 1.3 meters, just like the height of a child, with a white body and black wings, and is classified as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Endangered Species (IUCN).
He pointed out that habitat destruction, illegal hunting, over-fishing and water conservancy projects have reduced the food of the eastern white stork. The global population has dropped to about 2,500 adult birds. However, as a series of international conservation efforts have begun, including the establishment of protected areas and the establishment of wild The Animal Protection Law, artificial breeding and wild release, etc. have gradually increased the number to about 7,000.
In the winter of 1990-91, Hong Kong recorded more than 100 eastern white storks. Yu Ridong described the situation as peculiar because only one or two eastern white storks were found in Hong Kong every few years. The spectacle of that year is still one. Mystery, the last time there was a record in Hong Kong was 2017, when only one oriental white stork came to Hong Kong for the winter.
During the development of Yu Ridongji, the government must consider nature conservation, reduce human disturbance to birds, and refrain from encroaching on wetlands.
(Photo by Wu Zhongkun)
Yu Ridong explained that the Oriental White Stork is a social animal, and most of them will go to the large lakes in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River to spend the winter. The Oriental White Stork that comes to Hong Kong is a sporadic case of getting lost and leaving the brigade. I want to find a safe place to stay and stay for several days or weeks Or the whole winter.
However, he reminded people who are interested in bird watching to observe the rules. For example, go to the bird watching pavilion in Mai Po to watch from a distance, hoping to reduce the disturbance to birds.
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Yu Ridong said that the Oriental White Stork chose to live in larger swamps with little human interference. He believed that Mai Po is an internationally important wetland suitable for bird life, but worried that if the nearby high-rise buildings increase, the development of public transportation may lead to wetlands. Cutting and continuous cannibalization, I hope that the authorities will join the consideration of nature conservation.
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