KFBG Blog
Calanthe masuca var. sinensis – Sowing Seeds of Success
Plants & Us
Calanthe masuca var. sinensis, a species that has struggled to get by in the wild of its own accord, is one of ten native orchids shortlisted for ex situ propagation at KFBG. The species, also known...
Two critically endangered Madagascar Big-headed Turtles join conservation programme in UK
Animal Stories
RescuedTwo live Madagascar Big-headed Turtles (Erymnochelys madagascariensis), were discovered inside the baggage of an outbound passenger at Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point in April 2018. The 27...
Pitfalls along the Path to Forest Recovery
KFBG Diary
In 2012, Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden set out to recreate natural forest across a swathe of secondary grassland on its uppermost slopes. The aspiration to do so came from recognition of the fac...
All in a day’s work
Animal Stories
The best part of the rescue team's work is getting to release the animals that they have cared for and rehabilitated back to the wild. You can see in these video clips how happy the birds are to be s...
KFBG participates in IUCN Red List evaluation for China’s lizard and gecko species
China Eco Tales
The conservation status for nearly 200 China's lizard species, which was assessed for the first time last year to help prioritise conservation action, have started to go live in phases on the IUCN Re...
The Destiny of Two Squirrels
Animal Stories
The story of The Country Mouse and the City Mouse” is familiar to us all. At our KFBG Wild Animal Rescue Centre (The Rescue Centre), we can tell the story of The Seized Squirrel and the Wild Sq...
The Mount Gaoligong Flying Squirrel
China Eco Tales
Kadoorie Conservation China Department (KCC) of KFBG team up with the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and other partners have recently discovered a new mammal species, the M...
On the Scent of Bulbophyllum delitescens
Plants & Us
Bulbophyllum is one of the world's largest genera of flowering plants, with more than 2,000 species found throughout the tropics. It is also the largest genus of orchids in Hong Kong, with 11 recorde...
KFBG fills in missing data on over 590 animal species
KFBG Diary
For Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG), animal rescue and conservation is data driven. It involves recording data of every received animal, sharing appropriate data with institutions worldwide, ...
Fuchsia Flush - Fordiophyton brevicaule
Plants & Us
There are very few populations of Fordiophyton brevicaule in the wild, probably because they require very specific environmental conditions in which to grow, with plants being found in dense for...