Author |
Topic: Earthmoving in gei wai 16/17 米埔16/17塘推土 (Read 407 times) |
|
Judy Wan
Guest
|
 |
Earthmoving in gei wai 16/17 米埔16/17塘推土
« on: Sep 3rd, 2004, 5:26pm » |
 Quote  Modify
 Remove
|
Dear All,
Over the past couple of year, WWF Hong Kong has been dismantling the large island in gei wai 16/17 and using the soil that has been removed to create a number of smaller and lower islands around the pond. This is because the large islands have never been very successful in attracting a range of birds to use them and overseas experience has shown that smaller islands would be sued by a greater variety of roosting birds, particularly shorebirds.
Work has been completed dismantling two of the islands and this summer, the new smaller islands that have been created have been used quite extensively by breeding Painted Snipe and Black-winged Stilts.
This September, gei wai 16/17 will be drained again so that work to dismantle the third and final island can take place. The soil taken off the island will be used to create smaller and lower islands in front of Birdwatching Hide 7 by the Closed Area Fence.
We will try and complete the work as soon as possible but at least by November, so that the pond can be used by the waterbirds wintering in Deep Bay.
To minimise disturbance to the waterbirds that normally use gei wai 16/17, we will lower the water levels in a number of other gei wai, such as gei wai 11 and 23, so that they can compensate for the draining of gei wai 16/17.
If you have any questions about this project, then please contact Judy Wan (Reserve Officer) at Mai Po on 2471-6306 (O) or by e-mail <jwan@wwf.org.hk
|
| « Last Edit: Sep 22nd, 2004, 11:38pm by Webcreeper » |
 Logged |
|
|
|
|
BBS
Help
Search
Members
Login
Register
Reply
Send Topic
Print
