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保育年度回顧

Highlights of the Year

去年 2019 冠狀病毒病疫情持續，各地鎖國封城， In the past year, the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the
令野生生態保育工作大受影響，保育資金變得緊 subsequent lockdowns disrupted wildlife conservation initiatives and
絀。疫情蔓延全球固然令人關注，但與此同時， dried up funding for conservation efforts. But even as the pandemic
生態保育的工作亦絕不能懈怠。在二零二零至二 spreads around the world, it is still important for us to save wildlife from
零二一年度，保育基金推行及支援了多個保育項 threats. In 2020/21, OPCFHK committed to safeguarding Asian wildlife
and their ecosystems by initiating and supporting multiple conservation
目，為守護亞洲物種及生態系統貢獻力量，並致 projects, and bringing together key stakeholders in the industry,
力凝聚商界、學術界及公眾人士，向下一代灌輸 academia and the general public to help raise the next generation with a
可持續發展意識。 sustainability mindset.

保育研究
Conservation & Research
1. 眼斑水龜保育項目 The Beale's Eyed Turtle Project
許多亞洲龜類，包括香港原生的眼斑水龜等，都一直飽受走私威脅，非法捕獵者更會直
接從野外將龜類捉走。為更有效地保育眼斑水龜，保育基金資助嶺南大學的研究團隊，
調查及監察眼斑水龜尚存的種群，以了解其生態及蒐集相關貿易數據，藉此評估與改良
現行的反偷獵方法。
Many Asian turtle species, such as Hong Kong's native Beale's eyed turtle, are
threatened by illegal trading, with poachers removing turtles directly from the wild. To
better protect these turtles, OPCFHK supported a research team from Lingnan University
to study and monitor the remaining population of Beale's eyed turtles. The project aims © Sung Yik Hei
to understand the turtle's ecology and trade data while evaluating and improving existing
anti-poaching methods.

2. 蘇眉保育項目 The Humphead Wrasse Project
雖然法例規定販賣蘇眉必須申領牌照，但市面仍然可見商戶以身試法販賣非法來源的瀕
危蘇眉。保育基金為此特別資助香港大學研發一套流動應用程式，按臉部特色識別蘇眉
個體及編製相片數據庫，公眾可藉此辨別市場上的蘇眉是否來自合法產源，並向有關當
局舉報可疑商戶。
Even though a license is required to trade the endangered humphead wrasse, illegally
sourced wrasse are still being sold in markets. OPCFHK funded the University of Hong
Kong to develop a mobile app that distinguishes individual fish by their unique facial
markings. The public can use the app and its photo database to identify legally imported © Yvonne Sadovy
fi sh and report suspicious sellers to relevant authorities.

保育教育

Conservation Education
3. 環保基金 – 明日之鱟保母育成計劃 ECF STEAM Juvenile Horseshoe Crab Rearing Programme
保育基金於二零二零年獲環境及自然保育基金撥款資
助，將常設的馬蹄蟹保育項目重新設計，提供一系列
融入 STEAM（科學、科技、工程、藝術及數學）元素
的培訓項目。此計劃更於本年度由中學推展至小學，
進一步向新生代宣揚保育意識。
In 2020, the Environment and Conservation Fund
(ECF) added its support to OPCFHK's horseshoe
crab conservation programme. The newly revamped
programme provided a series of STEAM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) trainings to secondary schools students, and was extended to primary schools
to increase its outreach even further.

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