2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (262+ words) Through risk assessment, Customs officers yesterday inspected an air consignment, arriving from Panama and declared as carrying dry fish maw. Upon inspection, Customs officers found six carton boxes of suspected scheduled dried shark fins, with a total weight of about…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (636+ words) Thousands of grey cranes, a species under second-class state protection in China, have recently arrived at the Tiesigai wetland in Doulan County, northwest Qinghai Province. The site is a critical stopover on their northward migration, providing food and rest along…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (396+ words) As well as the academic presentations, the conference includes field trips to Ocean Park and the Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden to visit and learn from successful captive breeding facilities for endangered native turtles. Opening ceremony of the inaugural International…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (203+ words) Hong Kong Customs yesterday (March 22) seized about 52 kilograms of suspected scheduled dried shark fins of an endangered species with an estimated market value of about $210,600, at Hong Kong International Airport. The arrested woman has been charged by the AFCD with…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (653+ words) Yangtze finless porpoises are making a comeback in China's Yangtze River, thanks to stronger conservation efforts amid a 10-year fishing ban. Known as "smiling angel", the Yangtze finless porpoise is a unique species in China, where it is under national…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (196+ words) At the Xiyu Reservoir in Pinggu district, more than a dozen white-tailed eagles became the focus of nearly 100 cameras. Local bird watchers said that white-tailed eagles now arrive at the reservoir each December and stay until mid-March. This season, 18 have…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (327+ words) China's Dayang-95 ocean expedition team, currently on a research mission in the Indian Ocean, successfully rescued two exhausted white wagtails, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. White wagtails are small migratory birds widely distributed across Eurasia and Africa. The…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (639+ words) Wildlife patrol teams in the central Chinese province of Hunan have been operating at all hours to fit migratory birds with camera-mounted tags, as part of sustained conservation efforts centered on tracking migration routes and stopovers. The teams operate around…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (725+ words) Li Yuhua, a farmer-turned forest ranger from a mountainous village in Dulongjiang Town, southwest China's Yunnan Province, has spent nine years protecting the forests in her hometown while helping local people increasing their incomes. Li's family was once a registered…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (154+ words) Hong Kong Customs yesterday (March 7) seized 31 corals of suspected scheduled endangered species with a total estimated market value of about $3,100 at the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point. Customs reminds the public not to carry controlled items into and…...