KFBG Blog: Animal Stories
Python Excitement
The Burmese Python (about 4 m) when first encountered by KFBG staff. On the 24th of April, the Fauna Conservation Department received an excited walkie-talkie message from a member of the Flora Team t...
Life on the Fishing Line
HOOKED UPX-rays of a Grey Heron, showing ingested hooks in the mouth (above) and stomach (below). In the months of October & November, the Rescue Centre received nine similar cases of nine birds ...
Going Home: Six hundred Pig-nosed Turtles return to their native habitat
A juvenile Pig-nosed Turtle After spending 8 months under veterinary care at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG), 609 Pig-nosed Turtles (Carettochelys insculpta) were returned to their native habi...
Today's Pangolins - A revelation of different destinies
AN UNUSUAL VISITOR (Above) The rescued Chinese Pangolin curls up in a defensive posture in our veterinary hospital;(Below) The pangolin is released back to its natural habitat Exciting news buzzed t...
Saving the World's Most Endangered Tortoise
Having travelled halfway round the world, eight Ploughshare Tortoises that were held by KFBG, left Hong Kong and entered the U.S. for a new life. MADAGASCAN TORTOISE UNDER VERY SERIOUS THREAT OF EXTI...
Rehomed Turtles Produce Hatchlings
An update on the Yellow-headed Temple Turtles rehomed to a conservation programme in U.S. SHARE OUR GOOD NEWS!Yellow-headed Temple Turtles under temporary care at KFBG. We are happy to inform you tha...
Lorises find a new home in the UK
An inquisitive Bengal Slow Loris! Three lorises have started their new life in Europe, after arriving at the Rare Species Conservation Centre (RSCC) in Kent, UK on the 13th April, 2011. The RSCC runs...