A black-faced spoonbill "A49" with a tracking device on its back returned to Hong Kong for winter this winter.
It was rescued in Fung Lok Wai at the end of the previous year. At the time, it was weak and had bloodstains on its right wing. After treatment, it was released in Mai Po early last year.
After tracking for nearly a year, it was found that it had traveled to Incheon, South Korea to spend the summer, and recently returned to Hong Kong.
Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden believes that good environmental management in both places is very important to the conservation of this endangered species.
Kadoorie Farm and Botanical Garden shared on social networking sites today that a black-faced spoonbill was rescued in Fung Lok Wai on December 23, 2020. It was very weak at the time, with a small wound on its right wing and some blood on its feathers. It started for several days. Can't stand yet.
After being treated by the Wildlife Rescue Center, it was finally able to stand and walk.
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society installed tracking equipment and A49 ankle rings for it, and released it in Mai Po on January 13 last year.
Through the return records, the AFCD and the bird watchers found that it stayed in May before leaving, and then flew all the way north to Incheon, South Korea to spend the summer. Sometimes it joins groups of 2 to 50 birds, and sometimes it joins groups of nearly 400 black-faced spoonbills.
It set off to fly south in November last year, and returned to Hong Kong for winter in December.
Kadoorie Farm and Botanical Garden said that understanding the situation of recovered animals after they are released into the wild will help the Wildlife Rescue Center continue to invest resources in correct and good rescue methods, so as to help wild animals return to the wild, and to record whether the animals can adapt to the wild environment. .
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