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... seafood restaurants for their eggs. However, eating the eggs means killing thousands of horseshoe crab babies and "murdering" a life of more than 10 years old. Horseshoe crabs have successfully survived for millions of years. Their future depends on how much you understand and appreciate their importance...

...   Ting Kok+ Appreciation Facebook Page: Event   Event Information   Ting Kok Coastal Eco-tour For the details, please refer to Chinese version.    Event Information  Coastal Eco-tour at Lai Chi ChongFor the details, please refer to Chinese version.                     Event Information    Coastal...

...             Biological resources are essential in our daily life as they are key elements for clothing, food, furniture, medicine and fuel, etc. Our current pattern of over-consumption poses a severe pressure on biological resources, including plant, animal and...

... 14) to safeguard public safety. A veterinarian used a dart gun to capture three wild pigs for humane dispatch through medicine injection. Since the announcement of the new strategy for management of wild pigs in November 2021, the AFCD captured and humanely dispatched a total of 63 wild pigs that...

... respective market offices for enquiries:- Cheung Sha Wan Wholesale Food Market (tel: 2307 9220) Western Wholesale Food Market (tel: 2803 7012); and Cheung Sha Wan Temporary Wholesale Poultry Market (tel: 2745 4461) North District Temporary Wholesale Market for Agricultural Product (tel: 2786 4617) The...

... What is photo-identification (photo-id)? AFCD has been monitoring the distribution and abundance of Chinese white dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in Hong Kong for the past 10 years. During the course of monitoring, photographs of dolphins are taken and catalogued. Photo-identification involves taking...

... Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department is responsible for reviewing ecological assessments in environmental impact assessment studies, planning studies and development applications, which are conducted by project proponents. An ecological assessment studies and predicts potential...

... elongated front flippers help to give strong propulsion in water for agile swimming. Sea turtles also have anatomical and physiological adaptation to sea life. For example, they have modified tear glands to get rid of excess salts in the form of brine twice as salty as seawater. They have a specialized...

... Legislation The enactment of Marine Parks Ordinance (Cap. 476) in 1995 laid the milestone of marine conservation in Hong Kong. This Ordinance provides for designation, control and management of marine parks and marine reserve. It also stipulates the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and...

... 告示 Notice 受颱風山竹影響，現時主要生態導賞團路況仍然十分惡劣，加上有海下灣海岸公園的設施 受到颱風山竹的破壞。基於安全考慮，週末及公眾假期的生態導賞團服務暫停，直至另行 通知。不便之處，敬請體諒。有關生態導賞團的任何問題，請致電 2150 6877。 Due to the impact of Typhoon Mangkhut, the path of the Hoi Ha Wan Guided Eco-tour and the facilities of Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park are still in bad conditions. For safety...