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	SkyscraperCity Forums - Mai Po Marshlands
		Mai Po was not recognized as any form of protected area until 1976, when it was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
		The stand of inter-tidal mangroves fringing Mai Po and Deep Bay is the sixth largest in China, and the reedbed stands are one of the largest in Guangdong Province.
		The Mai Po Nature Reserve in the northwest New Territories, a haven for endangered birds and animals, faces unprecedented environmental threat after about two hectares of ponds were polluted by oil, the Environment Protection Department (EPD) said Friday.
	www.skyscrapercity.com /printthread.php?t=183787 (976 words)

	Protected Areas Programme - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Whereas country parks may be developed for recreational purposes, public access to special areas is largely restricted and recreational facilities are not provided because of their high conservation value, be itgeological, floral, faunal or cultural (see Annex).
		Mai Po Marshes and Fung Shui Wood behind the village of Yim Tso Ha are currently listed in the Sixth Schedule.
		Mai Poi Marshes, located on the southern shore of deep bay, is the most important area in Hong Kong for international wildlife conservation (Anon., 1989).
	www.unep-wcmc.org /protected_areas/data/countrysheets/hkg.html (3259 words)

	Charliesbirdblog: Hong Kong Main Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The wetlands around the Mai Po Marshes and Inner Deep Bay in the northwestern corner of Hong Kong, have been known as an important staging and wintering area for migratory waterbirds (including threatened species such as Black-faced Spoonbills and Spoon-billed Sandpipers) for many decades.
		The marshes at Mai Po are worth a visit anytime from September to April, but are perhaps not quite the draw they once were as rampant development on the Chinese mainland side of Deep Bay has altered the ecological character of the Bay adversely.
		Mai Po is more easily reached now than in the past as an MTR station recently opened at Sheung Shui.
	www.charliesbirdblog.com /~charlie/HKG_mainpage.html (1140 words)

	CNN - Hong Kong's Mai Po wetland under pollution threat - April 25, 1998
		HONG KONG (CNN) -- The Mai Po Marshes nature reserve in the northwestern corner of this city has been a haven for some of the world's most endangered water birds for a long time.
		With an area of about 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres), the wetlands around the Mai Po Marshes and Inner Deep Bay are one of the largest protected nature reserves in southern China.
		And he warned, should Mai Po and the fish ponds in the region disappear or be further degraded by pollution, "then this species (fl-faced spoonbill) could very well head toward extinction.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/asiapcf/9804/25/mai.po.marsh (464 words)

	Global Warming: The Future Threat
		may soon be forced to purchase new land, because cyclonic sea surges are overwhelming their low-lying islands.
		Their primary food is marsh plants, which grow in response to the length of days, not to changes in temperature, and sprout after the geese arrive.
		This may severely deplete the abundance of krill, a zooplankton species that are the primary source of food for whales in the Southern Hemisphere.
	www.ecobridge.org /content/g_tht.htm (11647 words)

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		On 16 August 1978, Mai Po and all adjoining mangrove swamps were designated under the Wild Animals Protection Ordinance as an area to which access is restricted at all times.
		The seaward fringe of the Mai Po mangroves is dominated by prickly mangrove Acanthus ilicifolius.
		The crab Chiromanthes maipoensis is endemic to Mai Po (Melville and Morton, 1983).
	sea.unep-wcmc.org /sites/pa/0924v.htm (2261 words)

	EPD - Environmental Baseline Report
		Mai Po is located in the North West New Territories and is of international importance as a waterfowl habitat.
		Within the Ramsar Site lies the Mai Po Nature Reserve, which is managed by WWF Hong Kong for conservation and education purposes and to which access is restricted throughout the year.
		By protecting the surrounding areas, it is intended to prevent Mai Po and the Inner Deep Bay area from becoming an isolated island of natural habitats surrounded by urban developments.
	www.epd.gov.hk /epd/english/environmentinhk/eia_planning/sea/baseline_3_3.html (776 words)

	WWF - Birds from Hong Kong's Mai Po spotted in Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Mai Po marshes together with the wetlands around Inner Deep Bay in Hong Kong's northwest corner have been known as a haven for migratory birds for many decades.
		Mai Po was not recognised as protected until 1976, when it was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
		The two Curlew Sandpipers from Mai Po were seen in Australia, one at Sweers Island, Gulf of Carpentaria on 21 November 2002 after flying a distance of some 5,293km.
	www.panda.org /about_wwf/where_we_work/asia_pacific/news/news.cfm?uNewsID=5304 (291 words)

	Mai Po on the northwest coast of the New Territories.
		Mai Po on the northwest coast of the New Territories.
		From October every year to April the following year are the seasons for the migratory birds to stopover at Mai Po Marshes which gives rise to a panorama of birds paradise.
		For the visitors who are interested in natural beauty, there is no harm done in taking a view of this picturesque scenery right here.
	www.orientaltravel.com /province/city/area/Mai_Po_Natural_Area.htm (86 words)

	Charliesbirdblog: Hong Kong, Mai Po Marshes. 06 September 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Mai Po Nature Reserve is a restricted area.
		Mai Po Reserve is a warren of paths and waterways, and whether shorebirds are present is very dependent on tide levels out in Deep Bay: when the tide is high the shorebirds roost on the Reserve, when water levels are low most of them feed out in the bay.
		Whilst shorebirds are the obvious draw at Mai Po the reserve is not bad for passerines either, though early September is not really a good time of year and many of the winter visitors were not back yet.
	www.charliesbirdblog.com /~charlie/maipo06sept05/maipo06sept05.html (965 words)

	Mai Po 1996
		A special permit is needed to pass through the gate in the fence and on to the narrow boardwalk that takes you through the marsh to the two hides (a British term for blind).
		A Peregrine Falcon buzzed the mudflats, Black-eared Kites were in the area, and a Black-capped Kingfisher we missed at Mai Po spent some time on a telephone wire.
		We took their interest as an encouraging sign for the future of Mai Po that is continually under the threat of nearby development.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/MaiPo96.html (1572 words)

	Hong Kong Birdwatching Basics
		Lying in the tropics, on migration routes for birds breeding from Japan west to Russia and north China, and boasting a range of habitats including the world-renowned Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong is an excellent place for birdwatching.
		And there are passage migrants, which may halt here to feed and refuel before heading to their northern breeding grounds.
		WWF HK manages Mai Po Marshes, and conducts weekend tours that serve as useful introductions to the reserve.
	martinwilliams.tripod.com /hkbirding/basicinfo.html (1508 words)

	Highlights of Hong Kong birding and scenic tours, winter 2003-04 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Most of the shorebirds were Marsh Sandpipers; Common Greenshank were in clusters in the shallow water, a pack of Eurasian Curlew also stood in the shallows, a Whimbrel by them, and nine Caspian Terns also staying close to the curlew.
		This was our first birding tour since Mai Po was closed as supposed measure to protect people from bird flu (ahem!); a day out for a birder from the UK.
		After all the birds at Mai Po, Long Valley in the afternoon was a little quiet (partly as we didn't have much time), though at least it was warmer.
	www.hkecotours.com /Watching_HK_Wildlife/HK_Birding/Highlights_of_Hong_Kong_birding_and_scenic_tours,_winter_2003-04/2 (9605 words)

	\|\| Mai Po Wetlands \|\|
		Hong Kong's Mai Po Marshes are an important resting and feeding ground for migratory birds along the East Asian-Australian Flyway.
		The marshes form part of the 1,500-hectare Mai Po and Inner Deep Bay Ramsar site, which was listed in 1995 as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.
		The Mai Po wetlands are particularly popular with bird-watchers and are home to some 50,000 migratory water birds during the winter months -including the rare and endangered Black-faced Spoon Bill.
	cross-pacific.com /hk/30.htm (223 words)

	HK Outdoors - Birding at Mai Po Marshes, Hong Kong
		Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, which is managed by the World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong, is a key part of the internationally important Deep Bay wetland, which is listed as a Ramsar site, and lies between northwest HK and Shenzhen.
		Gull-billed and Caspian terns mingle with the migrant shorebird flocks - both on the mudflats, and on Mai Po lagoons when the mudflats are covered at high tide, and large roosts may assemble on these lagoons.
		Mai Po section of WWF Hong Kong website includes downloadable, printable maps.
	www.hkoutdoors.com /hong-kong-birding/mai-po-birding.html (828 words)

	PPSTasikoki Bitung North Sulawesi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The bird flu virus is highly concentrated in the droppings and in nasal and eye discharges of infected birds.
		Mai Po Marshes, a 1,500-hectare expanse of wetland, is wedged between the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen and Hong Kong's own vast forest of cement tenements and office parks.
		Lau says were genetically similar to the ones responsible for the current epidemic, is significant in that it suggests the seeds for the epidemic may have been planted months, or even years, ago.
	www.tasikoki.org /tasikoki_news_view.php?newsid=2 (1316 words)

	Hong Kong 1998
		Plans are to bird Tai Po Kau in the morning and Mai Po in the afternoon, when the tide is its highest (roughly 2.0 m at 1:34 p.m.
		Mai Po At about 11:00 a.m., we hail a taxi and return to the Tai Po Market station of the KCR, where Ray leaves us.
		We may not have large quantities of bird species today, but this experience is one that will forever be etched indelibly in my memory.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/HongKongDL98.html (10527 words)

	Mai Po Marshes Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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	www.karr.net /search/encyclopedia/Mai_Po_Marshes (400 words)

	Mai Po brings you back to nature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A water bird is seen on the wetland at Mai Po Nature Reserve,which was opened to the public recently, in China¡¯s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Nov. 6, 2004.
		The wetlands around the Mai Po Marshes and Inner Deep Bay in the northwestern corner of Hong Kong have been known as a haven for migratory birds for decades.
		Birds perch on a tree at Mai Po Nature Reserve, which was opened to the public recently, in China¡¯s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Nov. 6, 2004.
	www.mopdown.com /china/travel/65.htm (178 words)

	Chapter 14: The Environment : Terrestrial Fauna (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Mai Po Marshes form one of the most important wildlife conservation sites in Hong Kong.
		Together with the Inner Deep Bay area, the Mai Po Marshes area was listed as a 'Wetland of International Importance' under the Ramsar Convention in September 1995.
		About 1 500 hectares of mudflats, fish ponds, marshes, reedbeds and dwarf mangroves provide a rich habitat for migratory and resident birds, particularly ducks and waders.
	sc.info.gov.hk /gb/www.info.gov.hk/yearbook/2002/ehtml/e14-12.htm (502 words)

	Where do you want to go birding in Hong Kong today?
		Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, which is managed by the World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong, is a key part of the internationally important Deep Bay wetland, which is listed as a Ramsar site, and lies between northwest Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
		Trip Report: Mai Po (Hong Kong), April 10-11, 1998 by Clive Harris.
		The endemic, endangered and speciality birds may be uncommon, extremely rare vagrants, may be extirpated in the country now or may only be present in migration.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/asiahongkong.htm (1290 words)

	Report on a Regional Study and Workshop on the Environmental Assessment and Management of Aquaculture Development
		Efforts are being directed to retain fish ponds, particularly those surrounding the Mai Po Marshes (a migratory bird sanctuary), for ecological and conservation purposes.
		In addition, the mangrove area at the Mai Po Marshes, one of the stopping over sites for migratory birds, is located at the edge of a large stretch of fish ponds.
		With Mai Po designated as a bird sanctuary, it is now recognised that the fish ponds surrounding the Mai Po mangrove are vital in maintaining the ecology of the marshes and are now categorised as the Buffer Zone for Mai Po by the Planning Department.
	www.fao.org /docrep/field/003/AC279E/AC279E10.htm (11158 words)

	Encyclopedia: Mai Po Marsh
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	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mai-Po-Marsh (113 words)

	WWF Hong Kong Mai Po training course in wetland management
		The WWF Hong Kong Mai Po Marshes Wildlife Education Centre and Nature Reserve will be used as a case study to demonstrate the different types and values of wetland, the wise use of wetlands, and the conservation and management of a wetland including for Environmental Education.
		Optional visits may be arranged for some training courses where it is determined that such visits would be mutually beneficial to participating organisations, or where there is a special need.
		These may include Government agencies at the national, provincial, county and municipal level, relevant NGOs, the private sector (including property developers), and academics.
	www.ramsar.org /wurc/wurc_training_maipo.htm (1017 words)

	Mai Po Marshes birding tour, Hong Kong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Though the focus is on birds, this isn't a tour aimed at dedicated birdwatchers; the relatively wild marshes, bird flocks, and gorgeous species like kingfishers can entrance everyone with an interest in the natural world.
		At all seasons, Mai Po is home to kingfishers, and if you are really lucky you could see four species in a day here - Black-capped, White-breasted, Common and Pied.
		As this is now a private tour, the itinerary is to a large extent up to you; but you may wish to consider departing the Kowloon Hotel at 8:15am or 1:15pm for a ride into the New Territories, to Mai Po; then return around 1pm or 6pm.
	www.hkecotours.com /content/view/11/2 (745 words)

	Hong Kong Hotel Travel Tour & Sightseeing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The most famous of these is the Mai Po and Inner Deep Bay Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention, which provides a vital staging post for tens of thousands of migratory waterbirds each year.
		The Mai Po Nature Reserve lies in the centre of this wetland and is jointly managed by World Wide Fund For Nature hong Kong, and the Hong Kong SAR Government's Agriculture and Fisheries Department.
		In conjunction with the managers of Mai Po, Gray Line Hong Kong has organized a half day tour to this unique nature reserve.
	www.asiatravel.com /hongkong/sightseeing/v17.html (297 words)

	Hong Kong Bird Watching Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve is the best area for wetland birds in Hong Kong.
		As the tide rises, large numbers of waders congregate closer to the hides, until the last patch of mud is covered (at about 2.2 meters - for tides at Tsim Bei Tsui, the nearest spot to Mai Po, check Hong Kong Observatory website on www.hko.gov.hk/tide/estation_select.htm).
		It is a legal requirement for all visitors to have a ¡§Mai Po Entry Permit¡¨ issued by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), visitors must sign in at the AFCD Wardens Hut at the entrance of the Restricted Area on arrival.
	www.hkbws.org.hk /BirdingHongKong/inform/mp.html (300 words)

	Cross Section
		This year the SEE club’s main project is to help fund the Mai Po Nature Reserve wetlands in Yuen Long.
		These wetlands are an important stop over for migrating birds to rest and feed, with an estimated twenty to thirty thousand birds visiting the Mai Po marshes each year.
		Mai Po is also one of the few remaining traditional shrimp production sites, with 24 ponds (gei wai) currently being used.
	dragonnet.hkis.edu.hk /hs/administration/crosssections/2001_cs1127.htm (790 words)

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