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  • The Skywalker hoolock gibbon or Gaoligong hoolock gibbon, Hoolock tianxing, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China<br />
<br />
It was first described in January 2017 in the American Journal of Primatology.  The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is named after Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars, as the scientists who described it are fans.<br />
<br />
The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is found in the tropical forests of eastern Myanmar and the Yunnan Province in southwestern China.It is listed as Endangered by IUCN as there is only about 200 individuals in China and an unknown number in Myanmar.
    MLU-20180422-153430-49US.jpg
  • Swimming green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171121-101037-47S-2500px-sRGB.jpg
  • Ha Pak Nai is a very popular sunset spot for young people. Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area dominate by a mudflat, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. It is one of few place where juvenile Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, is found. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-183121-33US.jpg
  • Gaoligongshan tree frog, Racophorus gongshanensis, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China.<br />
<br />
IUCN; Listed as Near Threatened because its Extent of Occurrence is probably not much greater than 20,000km2, and the extent and quality of its habitat is probably declining, thus making the species close to qualifying for Vulnerable.
    MLU-20180422-161357-64S.jpg
  • The Skywalker hoolock gibbon or Gaoligong hoolock gibbon, Hoolock tianxing, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China<br />
<br />
It was first described in January 2017 in the American Journal of Primatology.  The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is named after Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars, as the scientists who described it are fans.<br />
<br />
The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is found in the tropical forests of eastern Myanmar and the Yunnan Province in southwestern China.It is listed as Endangered by IUCN as there is only about 200 individuals in China and an unknown number in Myanmar.
    MLU-20180422-143255-32S.jpg
  • The Skywalker hoolock gibbon or Gaoligong hoolock gibbon, Hoolock tianxing, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China<br />
<br />
It was first described in January 2017 in the American Journal of Primatology.  The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is named after Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars, as the scientists who described it are fans.<br />
<br />
The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is found in the tropical forests of eastern Myanmar and the Yunnan Province in southwestern China.It is listed as Endangered by IUCN as there is only about 200 individuals in China and an unknown number in Myanmar.
    MLU-20180422-131849-55SN.jpg
  • The Skywalker hoolock gibbon or Gaoligong hoolock gibbon, Hoolock tianxing, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China<br />
<br />
It was first described in January 2017 in the American Journal of Primatology.  The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is named after Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars, as the scientists who described it are fans.<br />
<br />
The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is found in the tropical forests of eastern Myanmar and the Yunnan Province in southwestern China.It is listed as Endangered by IUCN as there is only about 200 individuals in China and an unknown number in Myanmar.
    MLU-20180422-115659-19S.jpg
  • The Skywalker hoolock gibbon or Gaoligong hoolock gibbon, Hoolock tianxing, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China<br />
<br />
It was first described in January 2017 in the American Journal of Primatology.  The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is named after Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars, as the scientists who described it are fans.<br />
<br />
The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is found in the tropical forests of eastern Myanmar and the Yunnan Province in southwestern China.It is listed as Endangered by IUCN as there is only about 200 individuals in China and an unknown number in Myanmar.
    MLU-20180422-113834-73S.jpg
  • The Skywalker hoolock gibbon or Gaoligong hoolock gibbon, Hoolock tianxing, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China<br />
<br />
It was first described in January 2017 in the American Journal of Primatology.  The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is named after Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars, as the scientists who described it are fans.<br />
<br />
The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is found in the tropical forests of eastern Myanmar and the Yunnan Province in southwestern China.It is listed as Endangered by IUCN as there is only about 200 individuals in China and an unknown number in Myanmar.
    MLU-20180421-122747-95S.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171122-102813-78US.jpg
  • Swimming green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171121-101037-47S.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171121-100946-38S.jpg
  • Green turtle resting on the reef, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171120-161936-87US.jpg
  • Breathing green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171120-105905-46US.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171120-105836-15USN.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171120-103122-89US.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171120-101232-72USN.jpg
  • Staff form Ocean Park Conservation Fund, OPCF, ans students visit Ha Pak Nai to see the juvenile chinese horseshoe crabs, Tachypleus tridentatus, a mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-154757-75US.jpg
  • Staff form Ocean Park Conservation Fund, OPCF, ans students visit Ha Pak Nai to see the juvenile chinese horseshoe crabs, Tachypleus tridentatus, a mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-154902-80US.jpg
  • Low tide at Ha Pak Nai. A wetland area dominate by a mudflat, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. It is one of few place where juvenile Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, is found. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-181334-46US.jpg
  • Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis. Tai O (大澳), western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160625-104252-80US.jpg
  • Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis. Tai O (大澳), western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160625-160434-25US.jpg
  • Scientist meauring water data when monitoring Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis. Tai O (大澳), western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160625-162111-80US.jpg
  • Dolphin scientist arriving back to Tai O village after a day of monitoring the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis. Western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160625-163022-10US.jpg
  • Verifying data collected of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis in Tai O (大澳), western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160625-163448-14US.jpg
  • Joe CHeung, OPCFHK, show the students juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus atHa Pak Nai. A wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-132042-41US.jpg
  • Secondary school student show post cards they have made at the release event of juvenile horseshoe crab that has been artificially-bred by City University of Hong Kong, and collectively releasing them into the wild after about six months. Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-131512-19US.jpg
  • Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, on a sandy flat, Green Island, Taiwan. The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Endangered.
    MLU-20190525-111305-70S.jpg
  • The Skywalker hoolock gibbon or Gaoligong hoolock gibbon, Hoolock tianxing, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China<br />
<br />
It was first described in January 2017 in the American Journal of Primatology.  The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is named after Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars, as the scientists who described it are fans.<br />
<br />
The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is found in the tropical forests of eastern Myanmar and the Yunnan Province in southwestern China.It is listed as Endangered by IUCN as there is only about 200 individuals in China and an unknown number in Myanmar.
    MLU-20180422-153542-18SN.jpg
  • The Skywalker hoolock gibbon or Gaoligong hoolock gibbon, Hoolock tianxing, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China<br />
<br />
It was first described in January 2017 in the American Journal of Primatology.  The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is named after Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars, as the scientists who described it are fans.<br />
<br />
The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is found in the tropical forests of eastern Myanmar and the Yunnan Province in southwestern China.It is listed as Endangered by IUCN as there is only about 200 individuals in China and an unknown number in Myanmar.
    MLU-20180422-153430-49US v2.jpg
  • The Skywalker hoolock gibbon or Gaoligong hoolock gibbon, Hoolock tianxing, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China<br />
<br />
It was first described in January 2017 in the American Journal of Primatology.  The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is named after Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars, as the scientists who described it are fans.<br />
<br />
The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is found in the tropical forests of eastern Myanmar and the Yunnan Province in southwestern China.It is listed as Endangered by IUCN as there is only about 200 individuals in China and an unknown number in Myanmar.
    MLU-20180422-122617-66US.jpg
  • The Skywalker hoolock gibbon or Gaoligong hoolock gibbon, Hoolock tianxing, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China<br />
<br />
It was first described in January 2017 in the American Journal of Primatology.  The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is named after Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars, as the scientists who described it are fans.<br />
<br />
The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is found in the tropical forests of eastern Myanmar and the Yunnan Province in southwestern China.It is listed as Endangered by IUCN as there is only about 200 individuals in China and an unknown number in Myanmar.
    MLU-20180422-115738-44S.jpg
  • The Skywalker hoolock gibbon or Gaoligong hoolock gibbon, Hoolock tianxing, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China<br />
<br />
It was first described in January 2017 in the American Journal of Primatology.  The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is named after Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars, as the scientists who described it are fans.<br />
<br />
The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is found in the tropical forests of eastern Myanmar and the Yunnan Province in southwestern China.It is listed as Endangered by IUCN as there is only about 200 individuals in China and an unknown number in Myanmar.
    MLU-20180422-113819-63S.jpg
  • The Skywalker hoolock gibbon or Gaoligong hoolock gibbon, Hoolock tianxing, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China<br />
<br />
It was first described in January 2017 in the American Journal of Primatology.  The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is named after Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars, as the scientists who described it are fans.<br />
<br />
The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is found in the tropical forests of eastern Myanmar and the Yunnan Province in southwestern China.It is listed as Endangered by IUCN as there is only about 200 individuals in China and an unknown number in Myanmar.
    MLU-20180422-113152-33S.jpg
  • Gaoligongshan tree frog, Racophorus gongshanensis, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China.<br />
<br />
IUCN; Listed as Near Threatened because its Extent of Occurrence is probably not much greater than 20,000km2, and the extent and quality of its habitat is probably declining, thus making the species close to qualifying for Vulnerable.
    MLU-20180421-154558-54S.jpg
  • Gaoligongshan tree frog, Racophorus gongshanensis, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China.<br />
<br />
IUCN; Listed as Near Threatened because its Extent of Occurrence is probably not much greater than 20,000km2, and the extent and quality of its habitat is probably declining, thus making the species close to qualifying for Vulnerable.
    MLU-20180421-154140-16S.jpg
  • The Skywalker hoolock gibbon or Gaoligong hoolock gibbon, Hoolock tianxing, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China<br />
<br />
It was first described in January 2017 in the American Journal of Primatology.  The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is named after Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars, as the scientists who described it are fans.<br />
<br />
The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is found in the tropical forests of eastern Myanmar and the Yunnan Province in southwestern China.It is listed as Endangered by IUCN as there is only about 200 individuals in China and an unknown number in Myanmar.
    MLU-20180421-131915-33S.jpg
  • Portrait green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171124-093533-34USN.jpg
  • Breathing green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171124-093523-25S.jpg
  • Action shot with swimming green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171123-114045-75USN.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, in teh blue. It is also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171121-104323-20US.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171120-104215-60US-2.jpg
  • Male green turtle, Chelonia mydas, with the long tail. it is also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171120-102902-70S.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171119-164428-62US.jpg
  • Diver meeting a green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171119-164204-01USN.jpg
  • Old shells from the chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-150148-43US.jpg
  • Juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus at Ha Pak Nai, a wetland area, mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-153515-44US.jpg
  • Trails in the mud made by a juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus at Ha Pak Nai, a wetland area, mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-154817-76US.jpg
  • Staff form Ocean Park Conservation Fund, OPCF, ans students visit Ha Pak Nai to see the juvenile chinese horseshoe crabs, Tachypleus tridentatus, a mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area dominate by a mudflat, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. It is one of few place where juvenile Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, is found. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • The river running out at Ha Pak Nai wetland, an area dominate by a mudflat, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. It is one of few place where juvenile Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, is found. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-161016-14US.jpg
  • Locals using salt to catch mollusks in the mud with a high risk of creating a unbalances salinity in Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area dominate by a mudflat, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. It is one of few place where juvenile Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, is found. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-175217-72US.jpg
  • The tide is coming at Ha Pak Nai. A wetland area dominate by a mudflat, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. It is one of few place where juvenile Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, is found. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-180951-36US.jpg
  • Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis. Tai O (大澳), western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160625-103650-80US.jpg
  • Speed ferry between Hong Kong and Macau threatening the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis. Tai O (大澳), western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160625-121713-38US.jpg
  • Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis. Tai O (大澳), western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160625-134454-33US.jpg
  • Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis. Tai O (大澳), western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160625-125443-88US.jpg
  • Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis. Tai O (大澳), western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160625-135441-89US.jpg
  • Researchers documenting Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Sousa chinensis, individuals through photography outside Tai O (大澳) on the western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160625-160323-17US.jpg
  • Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis. Tai O (大澳), western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160625-160807-51US.jpg
  • Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis. Tai O (大澳), western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160625-161908-74US.jpg
  • The building of Hong Kong International Airport in Lantau is a big threat for the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis. Tai O (大澳), western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160629-094547-59US.jpg
  • Secondary school students release a juvenile horseshoe crabs that has been artificially-bred by City University of Hong Kong, and collectively releasing them into the wild after about six months. Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Minute horse shoe crabs raised by the secondary school students to be released into the wild after about six months. Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Kevin Laurie, protector of Ha Pak Nai habitat for the chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Joe Cheung, OPCFHK, explains to the students how the events is going to work. Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-124008-12US.jpg
  • Secondary school student interviewed TV channel about the  release of juvenile horseshoe crabs that has been artificially-bred by City University of Hong Kong, and collectively releasing them into the wild after about six months. Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • A small transponder (sender) injected into the juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, before the release. Lcoation Ha Pak Nai, a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-125145-30US.jpg
  • A small transponder (sender) injected into the juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, before the release. Lcoation Ha Pak Nai, a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, on a sandy flat, Green Island, Taiwan. The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Endangered.
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  • The Skywalker hoolock gibbon or Gaoligong hoolock gibbon, Hoolock tianxing, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China<br />
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It was first described in January 2017 in the American Journal of Primatology.  The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is named after Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars, as the scientists who described it are fans.<br />
<br />
The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is found in the tropical forests of eastern Myanmar and the Yunnan Province in southwestern China.It is listed as Endangered by IUCN as there is only about 200 individuals in China and an unknown number in Myanmar.
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  • The Skywalker hoolock gibbon or Gaoligong hoolock gibbon, Hoolock tianxing, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China<br />
<br />
It was first described in January 2017 in the American Journal of Primatology.  The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is named after Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars, as the scientists who described it are fans.<br />
<br />
The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is found in the tropical forests of eastern Myanmar and the Yunnan Province in southwestern China.It is listed as Endangered by IUCN as there is only about 200 individuals in China and an unknown number in Myanmar.
    MLU-20180422-153530-00S.jpg
  • The Skywalker hoolock gibbon or Gaoligong hoolock gibbon, Hoolock tianxing, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China<br />
<br />
It was first described in January 2017 in the American Journal of Primatology.  The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is named after Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars, as the scientists who described it are fans.<br />
<br />
The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is found in the tropical forests of eastern Myanmar and the Yunnan Province in southwestern China.It is listed as Endangered by IUCN as there is only about 200 individuals in China and an unknown number in Myanmar.
    MLU-20180422-112950-12S.jpg
  • The Skywalker hoolock gibbon or Gaoligong hoolock gibbon, Hoolock tianxing, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China<br />
<br />
It was first described in January 2017 in the American Journal of Primatology.  The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is named after Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars, as the scientists who described it are fans.<br />
<br />
The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is found in the tropical forests of eastern Myanmar and the Yunnan Province in southwestern China.It is listed as Endangered by IUCN as there is only about 200 individuals in China and an unknown number in Myanmar.
    MLU-20180422-111319-00S.jpg
  • The Skywalker hoolock gibbon or Gaoligong hoolock gibbon, Hoolock tianxing, Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China<br />
<br />
It was first described in January 2017 in the American Journal of Primatology.  The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is named after Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars, as the scientists who described it are fans.<br />
<br />
The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is found in the tropical forests of eastern Myanmar and the Yunnan Province in southwestern China.It is listed as Endangered by IUCN as there is only about 200 individuals in China and an unknown number in Myanmar.
    MLU-20180422-110118-78S.jpg
  • Portrait green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171124-093533-34SN.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171123-105734-51US-2.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171123-101903-07US.jpg
  • Breathing green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171121-094325-37S.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171121-094156-53US.jpg
  • Breathing green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171120-105907-56US.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171120-105836-15US.jpg
  • Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171120-102622-03S.jpg
  • Diver meeting a green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171119-164204-01SN.jpg
  • Old shells from the chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-150152-44US.jpg
  • Juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus at Ha Pak Nai, a wetland area, mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-151510-22US.jpg
  • Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis. Tai O (大澳), western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160625-103145-54US.jpg
  • Speed ferry between Hong Kong and Macau threatening the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis. Tai O (大澳), western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160625-122046-45US.jpg
  • Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis. Tai O (大澳), western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160625-135329-75US.jpg
  • A wounded Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis. Tai O (大澳), western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland A woundedn China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160625-160809-59US.jpg
  • Verifying data collected of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis in Tai O (大澳), western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160625-163502-22US.jpg
  • Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis. Tai O (大澳), western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160629-095143-91US.jpg
  • An Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis that has been snugged in a net. Tai O (大澳), western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160629-095402-13US.jpg
  • An Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis that has been snugged in a net. Tai O (大澳), western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160629-095410-22US.jpg
  • An Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Chinese white dolphin, Pink dolphin, Sousa chinensis that has been snugged in a net. Tai O (大澳), western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. Near Threatened, IUCN Red List, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), “Grade 1 National Key Protected Species” in mainland China. There are four major populations in mainland China, including Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen, Beibu Bay and Leizhou. The largest population is found in the coastal areas of Pearl River Estuary, including the waters of Hong Kong and Macau. Only 61 individuals in Hong Kong.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Secondary school students release a juvenile horseshoe crabs that has been artificially-bred by City University of Hong Kong, and collectively releasing them into the wild after about six months. Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-122819-48US.jpg
  • Three chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-134554-41US.jpg
  • Juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-134737-95US.jpg
  • Beach findings with shells fron the chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-140947-73US.jpg
  • Pineapple sea cucumber, Thelenota ananas, also known as tripang, prickly skin cucumber, pointed teat sea cucumber, armoured sea cucumber, giant sea cucumber, sand fish or prickly redfish. It is a huge sea cucumber reaching 70 cm in length, with a weight of between 3 kg to 6 kg. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: EndangereGreen Island, Taiwan.<br />
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The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance.
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