The global number of endangered black-faced spoonbills rose to a record high this year, but a concern group has voiced fears over whether the birds’ local habitathas deteriorated, with only a single-digit increase recorded in the city.
The annual international census, organised by the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, mobilised around 200 volunteers and scholars to conduct observations at more than 70 sites in Asia where black-faced spoonbills could be found.
Some 3,941 birds...
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