Closure of Mai Po Nature Reserve : 13 December 2007
To comply with the Food and Health Bureau guidelines relating to the confirmed case of the highly pathnogenic H5N1virus in a Grey Heron collected from the San Tin area, Mai Po Nature Reserve will be closed to the public from tomorrow (14 December) for at least a 21 day period. Mai Po Nature Reserve falls within a 3Km radius of the infected bird and will be placed as a Protection and Surveillance Zone.
WWF issued a press release this evening
Here
Bena Smith
WWF Reserve Officer
