It's very clear that this kind of killing has been going on over in HK for many years, long since it was offically banned.
How terrible when, like this, the unfortunate victims are birds which have performed massive,awe-inpiring migrations to reach us.
Can someone please translate that in to Chinese for me,
Thanks/m goi sai,
Mike Turnbull
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很明顯，這種虐殺行為在本港已經持續多年，遠自當局立例禁止的時候已有發生。
想想，這些可憐的受害雀鳥能夠飛越萬水千山來到此地，著實今人驚嘆，卻落得如此悲慘的下場。
請代我翻譯成中文，唔該哂。
Mike Turnbull
W 中譯 Author: cpaul Time: 27/12/2006 11:55 Subject: Assisting Wildlife
Hi All,
Just a quick post to remind all you birders that the Wild Animal Rescue Center @ KFBG is always ready and willing to assist in cases like this one.
If any wildlife is in questionable health or even needs a quick once over please feel free to get in touch for advice or bring the birds along to our facility.
We will do our best to get them back to full health before returning them to the wild.
Call: 24837136 to get put in touch with relevant rescue center staff.
Also it could be worth considering a call to AFCD in any similar such cases as the action is an offence under more than one local law!!!!
Merry Christmas !
Paul Crow Author: cgeoff Time: 27/12/2006 14:05
Unfortunately, there is a belief among some farmers, fish and agricultural, that by displaying dead or injured/captive birds of species that are believed to impact crops, this will in some way prevent other birds from coming.
The fact is that this kind of activity has absolutely no impact whatsoever, and simply results in unnecessary cruelty. Birds are not that intelligent, I'm afraid. They respond to disturbance or exclusion, but are not 'threatened' in this way.
I must say, however, that I have not seen a cormorant exhibited in this way for a number of years, and I believe this is because they have seen the real benefits provided by the wiring of fish ponds.
