KFBG Blog
30th Anniversary of KFBG’s Wild Animal Rescue Centre – Three Decades of Compassion and Care
3 July 2024 | Animal Stories
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Gardens' (KFBG) Wild Animal Rescue Centre (WARC). The longevity of the Rescue Centre's operations underscores our unwavering dedi...
30th Anniversary of KFBG’s Wild Animal Rescue Centre – Inside Look with the Rescue and Rehabilitation Team
2 July 2024 | Animal Stories
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Gardens' (KFBG) Wild Animal Rescue Centre (WARC). To commemorate this milestone, the frontline staff from the rescue and rehabili...
30th Anniversary of KFBG’s Wild Animal Rescue Centre – Interview with Senior Vet Nurse Devoted to Animals On and Off Duty
1 July 2024 | Animal Stories
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Gardens' (KFBG) Wild Animal Rescue Centre (WARC). To commemorate this milestone, the frontline staff from the rescue and rehabili...
Find the most accurate plant names: from mobile apps, specimens to literature
2 January 2024 | Plants & Us
by Jinlong Zhang When you come across a plant and want to know its name, is there a quick and accurate way to achieve this? If you're a plant lover, you may have joined a social media group where you...
The Story of Honey
15 December 2023 | KFBG Diary
After going through the following steps, a bottle of delicious honey is ready! Nectar Source: Hong Kong's nectar sources are mainly divided into two categories: fruit trees and native trees. The form...
Are trees with cavities dangerous? Caring for tree safety and ecological value at KFBG
31 October 2023 | Plants & Us
When visiting Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, you may spot trees with openings of different shapes and sizes, both in the botanic garden and more generally in our nature reserve. You may be surpris...
A Nose for Nature: The Importance of Floral Fragrances and How They Can Help Conserve the Hong Kong Eagle’s Claw
25 September 2023 | Plants & Us
By Ned Liu, Botanist, Flora Conservation Department Most plants use flowers to coordinate their sex lives: flowers contain ovules (or egg cells), which are housed in the ovary at the base of the (fem...
Merging art and science to help conserve Hong Kong’s Incense Trees
15 September 2023 | Plants & Us
It is estimated that at least 20% of all species on Earth now face extinction, with as many as 150 species being permanently expunged from the world's biological inventory every day. We urgently need...
Notable observation of Himalayan Leaf-nosed Bat in Hong Kong
15 June 2023 | Animal Stories
There are 25 species of bats in Hong Kong, accounting for almost half the number of local mammal fauna. Bats can be generally categorised into two groups insectivorous bats and fruit bats, although ...
Did the World’s Largest Flower Once Grow in Hong Kong?
24 May 2023 | Plants & Us
Plants are great travellers and have colonised, flourished but also perished in many places. Patterns in plant distribution have emerged over many millions of years of evolution. The southeast Asia b...