在香港繁殖小葵花鳳頭鸚鵡？ 學者提「一石二鳥」保育計畫 ... | 台北市立動物園資訊網

2017年1月26日—且把他鄉當故鄉！香港與澳洲研究人員發現，許多在原棲地被盜獵至幾乎滅絕的稀有物種，例如小葵花鳳頭鸚鵡，反而在香港這樣的大都市市中心 ...

Poached nearly to extinction in their homelands, rare and threatened birds and animals have found refuge in cities like Hong Kong, introduced to urban centers or wilderness areas outside their natural ranges.

Now, the introduced populations could offer hope of survival for these rare species, say researchers from Hong Kong and Australia in a newly published study.

“This is a key example of how Hong Kong – a heavily urbanized city-state – can play a role in the conservation of globally threatened species,” said co-author Ding Li Yong, from the Australian National University.

The scientists identified 49 globally threatened species – classed as Vulnerable, Endangered, or Critically Endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, IUCN, on its authoritative Red List of Threatened Species – that have established introduced populations outside their native d...