kan1029 5/12/2017 12:27
Many rats in new bird hide (cathay pacific)
More than 10 rats, some are very big, in the new bird hide. Is the rats problem normal in mai po mud flat?
Roman 5/12/2017 13:08
House 3 have many rats too
WWF Mai Po 11/12/2017 12:26
Thank you very much for your report.
The bird hides in Mai Po Nature Reserve provide places for bird-watchers as well as places for wide range of animals especially small land mammals. According to our researches, there are 24 terrestrial mammals species found in Mai Po Nature Reserve include 9 rat species.
Although rats are natural members of our ecosystem, we understand that not everyone enjoys encountering them in bird hides because of hygiene issue. WWF Hong Kong will keep cleaning the table and chair regularly with 1:99 bleach, and set up the hand sanitizer in each bird hide in the future.
For more information, please telephone the WWF Mai Po Office on 2471-6212.