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Kill or Conserve: Hong Kong’s Wild Boar problem

Questions arise as to how this city should live with its wildlife. Especially after the city's treatment of wild boars shifted from conservation to culling as a result of feral pigs biting police officers in urban areas.

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Two Years of the Pandemic: How Have Wild Animals Responded?

It has been the third year that COVID-19 swept the globe which shut down global traffic and in many places, also restricted the local movements of people. What does the pandemic bring to local wildlife?

Wildlife in the Market: How is the Transit-hub City Dealing with the  Animal Trade

Hong Kong is a significant transit hub in the illegal wildlife trade, with more than 655 tonnes of goods worth over HK$285 million recovered in 2019 and 2020. The Hong Kong Ports are used by traffickers to conduct continuous commerce in the world's most endangered species of wild wildlife and flora. 

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Bird of a Feather Flock to Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a fantastic place for birdwatching. With a land area of just over 1,100 square kilometers, Hong Kong's list now contains nearly 570 species, equivalent to about 35% of the entire wild bird population of China. Read on to learn more about birdwatching in Hong Kong.

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