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A once-thriving coal mining town in Taiwan has reinvented itself as a tourist attraction and home to over 100 feline residents. Houtong, in Ruifang – west of the capital Taipei – was originally called “monkey cave.” During the 20th century, the area led Taiwan’s coal production – with 220,000 tons clawed from the earth each year. It spurred a population boom peaking at around 6,000. But young residents emigrated as the industry faded in the 1990s, leaving fewer than 100 villagers as the job market dried up. That was until 2008, when a local resident and photographer – Peggy Chien – began to ta...
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A total of 916 boars were ” humanely dispatched” in Hong Kong over the past two years, with the government citing the need to reduce “nuisance” caused by the wild animals. Responding to a lawmaker’s questions in the Legislative Council on Wednesday, Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said that the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) had deployed more CCTV cameras and installed new trapping devices in 2023 to more efficiently capture the wild boars. The number of boars killed rose last year, with 41 wild pigs “humanely dispatched” on average per month, a 70...
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By Michael Boyle & Victoria Amaral Hong Kong has struggled to return tourism to pre-covid levels, leading to the government seeking novel strategies for enticing visitors back to the city. One of the recent suggestions is the staging of monthly fireworks displays over Victoria Harbour at the cost of HK$1 million per show, which the government hopes will persuade tourists to “stay an extra night.” Whether or not the questionable strategy proves successful in terms of visitor satisfaction, we can be sure of one thing: its negative impact on local wildlife. Research has shown that birds take flig...
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Animal rights groups have slammed an international fur trade show in Hong Kong as putting animal cruelty “on full display.” The city’s role as a re-export hub for fur was “against the global trend,” an activist said. Around ten activists staged a protest in Wan Chai on Thursday, which marked the opening of the 2024 Hong Kong International Fur & Fashion Fair at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Demonstrators from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Fur Free Hong Kong and Animal Rights Education by NPV (ARE by NPV) posed as captive animals inside metal wire ...
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An explosion of butterfly sightings in Hong Kong may be linked to the unusually warm winter weather, experts have suggested, with habitat loss also leading to more frequent sightings in the city. Red-base Jezebel butterflies, or Delias pasithoe, have been spotted – often motionless – around country parks, as well as urban areas, with social media users concerned about a mass “die off.” Director of the Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum Benoit Guénard told HKFP that butterflies, like all insects, cannot regulate their internal temperatures and rely on the environment to do so. “In the morning they m...
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