HKBWS BBS 香 港 觀 鳥 會 新 聞 組    Special Topics 特別主題    Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺 (Moderators: BBS Moderators, Yat-tung YU)    Latest News from Taiwan: BFS crisis « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Latest News from Taiwan: BFS crisis  (Read 607 times) HKBWS Office BBS Member BBS God     Posts: 1316 Latest News from Taiwan: BFS crisis « on: Jan 2nd, 2003, 10:56am » Quote Modify Please find attached a message from Dr Fang Woei-horng of WBST about the news of the Black-faced Crisis:     Quote"   Chronicle of Black-faced Spoonbill crisis in Tseng-wen Estuary, December 2002 (part 2)   Woei-horng Fang, Ph.D. Vice President Wild Bird Federation Taiwan   This is the follow up of Dec. 19, 2002 issued BFSB status. The sources of following are from Wild Bird Society of Tainan, Wild Bird Society of Happy Family, Wetland Taiwan, and Black-faced Spoonbill Conservation Society.   >From Dec. 13th to 20th, no new case was found in the area. Everything seemed under control.   2002/12/19 Ms. Hung, the president of WBS Tainan held a regional meeting to discuss the follow up plan for Black-faced Spoonbill Conservation in the region     2002/12/21 Following a sudden temperature drop, second wave of botulism hit again. WBS Happy Family picked up 9 affected birds in the major roosting area, one of them was dead. All the affected birds were sent to emergency treatment. Magistrate Su and County officials also came to the site to investigate the situation. Mr. Su ordered conservation officials to monitor the water quality of those fish pond where affected birds were found.   Night monitoring of Black-faced Spoonbill in major roosting area found three birds looked critical.   2002/12/22 In two days there were fourteen Black-faced Spoonbills were affected and picked up by local birders, and eight of them were dead, death toll reached 66. Again, Tainan County firefighters, volunteers and police men are getting together to clean up dead fish body caused by sudden temperature drop of could front during last week.   2002/12/24 Taiwan Endemic Research Institute held a meeting to discuss the follow up of cured Black-faced Spoonbill during the incident. A guideline of releasing recovered birds to the wild was planned.   2002/12/30 Ten affected birds recovered well in Tainan Hsien Livestock Disease Control Center. The other two affected birds also recovered well in Taiwan Endemic Research Institute.   "Unquote       International Black-faced Spoonbill Census: 24-26January 2003 http://www.hkbws.org.hk/waterbird/bfs.html   « Last Edit: Jan 2nd, 2003, 10:58am by HKBWS Office » Logged From the HKBWS Office Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- Announcement 簡訊通告 -----------------------------  - Membership Affair 會員事務   - Outings / Activities 戶外活動 / 講座   - Projects 項目計劃   - Crested Bulbul Club 紅耳鵯俱樂部 ----------------------------- Discussion Area 討論區 -----------------------------  - General 一般問題   - Conservation 自然保育   - Bird Identification 鳥類辨識   - Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 I   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 II ----------------------------- Special Topics 特別主題 -----------------------------  - Wild Birds & Avian Flu 野鳥與禽流感   - Sustainable Management Scheme in Long Valley 塱原可持續生態管理計劃 => Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺   - Goodbye Penfold 告別彭福   - Tern Conservation 燕鷗保育   - Black-eared Kite 鳶(麻鷹)   - Swifts and Swallows 燕與雨燕   - China Birdwatching Network 中國觀鳥活動網絡   - Winter Altas Survey 冬季鳥類普查   - Nature Conservation Policy 自然保育政策 ----------------------------- Knowledge Sharing 知識分享 -----------------------------  - FAQ 常見問題   - Archive 資料重溫 « Previous topic | Next topic »

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