After the two-year wetland management, Birds and Humans in Harmony – A Sustainable Management Scheme in Long Valley which is funded by the Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF) was completed in Jan 2008. For bird conservation, the number of birds recorded in the 2nd project year is about 20% higher than that recorded in the 1st year. A Hong Kong first and 12 Long Valley first are also recorded throughout the two years including those records submitted by members. In the past two years, we have organized public education activities as well as volunteer activities. To sum up, this management agreement pilot scheme is a success. We have published a leaflet introducing Long Valley as well as the project for members’ collection.
At the end of 2007, HKBWS and The Conservancy Association (CA) cooperated and applied for funding from ECF again in order to extend the habitat management practices. The new 2-year project namely “Nature Conservation Management for Long Valley” started in March 2008. Besides those managed fields, we planned to extend the managed area of shallow water habitat and wet agricultural land. Moreover, fish ponds and Fung Shui Wood in Ho Sheung Heung are the newly added habitat type of the project. The new project needs your support! If you are interested in conservation of Long Valley or knowing more about the new project, please feel free to contact Miss Yeung (email: yvicky@hkbws.org.hk).
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