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
See more of my encounters with Hong Kong Wildlife