Subject: [Hong Kong] Black-faced Spoonbill Released @ Mai Po : 28 Feb 2008 康復黑臉琵鷺放歸自然 [Print This Page] Author: WWF Mai Po Time: 28/02/2008 18:59 Subject: Black-faced Spoonbill Released @ Mai Po : 28 Feb 2008 康復黑臉琵鷺放歸自然
WWF and KFBG Release a Recovered Black-faced Spoonbill back to Nature (28 Feb 2008)
After seven weeks of special care and treatment by Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) and WWF, a Black-faced Spoonbill, recovered from injures caused by an ingested fish hook and fishing line, is ready to go back to the wild and join its flock today at the Mai Po Nature Reserve.
WWF staff discovered the weak and undernourished Spoonbill inside a fish pond at the Mai Po Nature Reserve on 10th January 2008. It was entangled in fishing line suffering slight injury to the right wing and had swallowed a fish hook. It was then taken to the Wild Animal Rescue Centre of KFBG for treatment.
Well done to Bena and Katherine at WWF Mai Po For finding and catching the bird, and to Amanda and Alex at KFBG for successfully returning it to full health.
It was great to see this bird return to the spoonbill flock, where it seemed very relaxed and even joined in some mutual preening with the other birds.
In addition to the numbered ring (A39) on the right leg, this bird has three coloured rings (white-red-green) on the left leg. Hopefully there will be resightings of the bird in future which will allow us to follow it's progress. Please remember to report any colour-ringed spoonbills seen.
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