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Mai Po Nature Reserve in Hong Kong

Mai Po was the first assigned as a site of Specific Scientitic Interest in 1976 to indicate its ecological important.

Where the Mai Po Nature Reserve?
 * near Yuen Long.

How about the size of Mai po Nature Reserve?
 * the education centre and natural conservation area is 380 acres wide and its surrounding wetland has an area.
 * a total area of about 1500 hectares.

About Mai Po Nature Reserve...
 * 21 species of amphibians,7 species of reptiles,more than 31 species of fish,400 species of varients of birds and 24 kinds of mammals.
 * 250 plants can be seen there.
 * the resting and feeding place for more than 300 species of migrating birds.


 * The best time for bird watching is in spring and the autumn when more than 300 species of birds have been recorded in the area,many of them rerply seen anywhere of Mai Po and Inner Deep Bay Wetlands,feeding on fish,shrimps and crabs among the mangroves
 * During the winner months,the wetland is home to some 20000 to 30000 migratory water birds,including the rare and endangered Black-faced Spoobill.The area also houses such wildlite as butterflies,leopard cats and other mammals.

The Travel Arrangements... 1)Bus 76K from MTR Sheung Shui Station to Mai Po Village,then walk from Mai Po Village to the main entrance at WWF HK car park for about 20 minutes. 2)Take taxi from MTR Sheung Shui Station to WWF HK car park.

If you want to know more about Mai Po Nature Reserve... Please call the World Wide Fund For Nature Hong Kong at 2471 3480.(Office Hour:Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm excapt public holidays)or visit www.wwf.org.hk for details.

Finally... hope you have a nice day in Mai Po Nature Reserve!:)