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Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden

Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden
The latest news and top stories on Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden. A prominent Hong Kong-based non-profit conservation organisation, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) is dedicated to harmonising humanity’s relationship with the environment. Located on the northern slopes of Tai Mo Shan in the New Territories, its main areas of focus include biodiversity conservation in Hong Kong and South China, environmental education, and wildlife rescue and rehabilitation. Established in 1956, KFBG is recognised for its significant contributions to sustainable living, pioneering organic farming, and extensive forest restoration efforts.
Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden identified the snake as a Burmese python, noting its geometric patterns and its distinct shades of light and dark brown, black and white Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

What’s a Burmese python doing in Causeway Bay? Expert links reptile to rain

Snake measuring up to three metres long caught on camera near Jardine Noonday Gun by jogger on Sunday evening.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s 1,000-year-old tea heritage is being rediscovered and rehabilitated

Hong Kong environmental issues

Editorial | Hong Kong’s biodiversity successes should spark more action

Art

Ecology, meet art: the history of Tai Mo Shan unearthed in new exhibition

Tai Mo Shan’s hidden tea terraces are examined in ‘Bones of Our Land’, an exhibition blending ecology and art to explore history and restoration.

Taking inspiration from the handpainted backdrops of dioramas traditionally used in natural history museums and theatrical forced perspective, the Tai Mo Shan backdrop depicts the northern slopes of Tai Mo Shan, featuring vignettes drawn from the interviewees’ stories and archival materials. The backdrop was painted by a scenic painter commissioned by the artists.
My Life

Meet Michael Lau, conservationist and saviour of Hong Kong’s Romer’s tree frog

The herpetologist, conservationist and author talks about growing up among his father’s eclectic menagerie and saving the day for a very special amphibian.

Animal welfare in Hong Kong

2 rare owl chicks born in Hong Kong breeding success

Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden confirms two brown wood owl chicks have fledged, marking major boost for local breeding efforts.

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Britain

My Take | Chinese orchids bring a message of hope to Chelsea Flower Show

Exhibits carried a deeper meaning about conservation and the ability to bring people from around the world together.

The gold-medal winning display “The Orchids of China – Beauty and Conservation” at the Chelsea Flower Show in the UK. Photo: KFBG
Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Is it time to call an end to Hong Kong’s boar war?

Wild boar numbers have dropped by half in recent years, prompting calls from experts for an end to aggressive control measures such as culling.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Editorial | Study shows Hong Kong must do better to end illegal shark fin trade

A recent study showed products from endangered species are still entering Hong Kong’s market, revealing worrying gaps in oversight.

Hong Kong society

My Take | Native forest restoration project is literally, and figuratively, bearing fruit

The work done by Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden on Tai Mo Shan has been awarded top certification by an international body.

A view of the Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden. Photo: KFBG/Handout
Hong Kong environmental issues

6.5% of shark fins sold in Hong Kong are protected, higher than reported: study

Study by US, local institutions also reveals volume of critically endangered whitetip shark fins sold in city is 70 times higher than reported.

Fins from critically endangered scalloped hammerhead sharks were discovered among the samples analysed in the study. Photo: Handout
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, December 26-28

Check out the food scene at a Christmas market, hop on a thrilling ride at a harbourfront carnival and bask in nature this weekend.

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Chinese culture

Agarwood can sell for US$25,000 a kilo. But this ‘black gold’ has a dark side

Used primarily for incense, especially in Hong Kong, agarwood suffers from a dark side to its trade: a multibillion-dollar illegal market.

Hong Kong environmental issues

‘Meeting a giant’: Hong Kong remembers late wildlife advocate Jane Goodall

Conservationists and researchers say they will remember Goodall as beacon of hope, after her death at age 91 on Wednesday.

The late Jane Goodall at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden in 2018. Photo: Nora Tam
What to do in Hong Kong

Why Hong Kong is a butterfly lovers’ paradise and where to see them

Hong Kong is home to more than 240 butterfly and 2,000 moth species, and many can be seen at Kadoorie Farm’s butterfly garden.

A Paris peacock butterfly is seen at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district. More than 240 species of butterfly are found in Hong Kong, and over 2,000 species of moth. Photo: KFBG
My Take

My Take | Hong Kong must treasure the natural assets that help make it special

The city’s amazing biodiversity should be a priority for all sectors and placed at the heart of every policy decision and development.

Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Rescued Hong Kong leopard cat ‘growing stronger, preparing to return to wild’

Kadoorie Farm and Botanical Garden shares update on feline discovered by hikers in catchwater drain in April.

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What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend July 4-6

A nose-to-tail chicken meal, the latest Jurassic World movie and a cooking class on Lamma are among our picks for this weekend.

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As well as cooking classes, Olive Leaf founder Ayelet Idan hosts social brunches and women’s day retreats. Photo: Olive Leaf
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