Hikers “saving” baby owls from naturally predated by a snake was publicly praised by pet welfare groups… and “animal lovers”.
The virus has brought tons of people to hiking trails all of a sudden. Good for them. But for the environment, the negative impact is escalating.
I believe most hikers have a good heart. Many are good pet owners. But they may have to learn a bit about wildlife. Here’s my 2¢.
Hong Kong is small but surprisingly rich in biodiversity. This small concrete jungle has the world’s largest owl, the most trafficked mammal, the second-largest lizard, and all that.
Native species of Hong Kong I mentioned in this video: 今天我們探討的是香港本土的物種: Flatid planthopper, White moth bug, Lawana imitata 白蛾蠟蟬 Giant golden orb-weaving spider, Nephila pilipes 斑絡新婦, 人面蜘蛛 Changeable Lizard, Calotes versicolor 變色樹蜥 Bamboo pit viper, White-lipped pit viper, Trimeresurus albolabris 青竹蛇, 竹葉青 Chinese three-striped box turtle, Golden coin turtle, Cuora trifasciata 三線閉殼龜, 金錢龜 Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas 綠海龜 Hong Kong Newt, Paramesotriton hongkongensis 香港瘰螈 Spotted narrow-mouthed frog, Kalophrynus pleurostigma 花细狹口蛙 Red-billed blue magpie, Urocissa erythroryncha 紅嘴藍鵲 Eurasian eagle-owl, Bubo bubo 雕鴞 Malayan porcupine, Hystrix brachyura 馬來箭豬 Chinese pangolin, Manis pentadactyla 穿山甲 Dusky frillgoby, Bathygobius fuscus 深鰕虎魚 Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica 日本鰻 Hong Kong camellia, Camellia hongkongensis 香港茶 Bauhinia x blakeana, Hong Kong orchid tree 洋紫荊