Subject: 燕鷗繁殖受創鳥蛋被踩爛 Tern eggs trampled on by tourists [Print This Page] Author: BWA Time: 5/07/2017 21:15 Subject: 燕鷗繁殖受創鳥蛋被踩爛 Tern eggs trampled on by tourists
No landing by law has been raised since 1997. Ch 170 Wild Animals Protection Ordinance – section 13 could allow AFCD to designate a restricted area. Current examples are Mai Po NR and Sham Wan on Lamma. This kind of serious disturbance on tern islands repeats every yr. I do not understand why no action has been undertaken.
Could the tern monitoring since the early 2000s provide sufficient data to support such designation of Restricted Area?
If not, could HKBWS apply funding to study the impact of visitors on the breeding success of terns? For instance fencing off some area, and then make a comparative study on the breeding success.
What about the stance of HKBWS? Keep the “No landing, as you wish”, or “No landing by law”.
Also, how’s the effectiveness of the code of protecting and watching terns? Is there any review? Can this code effectively protecting nesting terns? If it is success, then how to explain this egg destruction case?
Another thought is, if this happens at the Tai Po egret nesting colony (ie nest destruction and scare away birds by visitors), will no action be undertaken?
As an interim action, could a web-cam be set up on tern islands, so the impact of visitors can be fully viewed?
If Government has good data and basis to maintain its stance and consider no action, grateful if this can be opened to the public for reference.
Sorry for being so nagging. Just feel fatigue as this issue happens every yr and no improvement is seen. I would be most grateful if the stakeholders can sit down together, work out a plan that can effectively settle down this problem.
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