Invited by Wheelock and Company Limited, The Conservancy Association proposed a Wetland Rehabilitation Project in Shuen Wan, as a pilot project for developing long-term wetland conservation and management in Shuen Wan. To have a better understanding on the recent ecological situiation of Shuen Wan Wetland, CA completed a series of ecological baseline surveys on habitat types, birds, dragonflies, amphibians and reptiles in 2012. The survey results would mainly be used for the future Shuen Wan Wetland conservation and management planning.
Bird and dragonflies surveys were conducted once per month in daytime from January to December 2012. Amphibians and reptiles surveys were conducted once per month in nighttime from March to October 2012. All habitat types in Shuen Wan Wetland were identified and recorded.
According to the surveys, 68 species of birds, 34 species of dragonflies, 18 species of amphibians and reptiles were recorded. Besides, 2 bird species - Collared Crow Corvus torquatus and Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica were listed as under threatened and so as 1 dragonfly species Mangrove Skimmer, Orthetrum poecilops, in IUCN RedList of Threatened Species. The result showed that the Shuen Wan Wetland possessed a high biodiversity and so the site importance should not be neglected. Shuen Wan Wetland is now facing the pressure of village development. The Wetland Rehabilitation Plan aims at recovering the ecological functions of the degraded marsh as well as developing a long-term wetland conservation plan, together with management guidelines for Shuen Wan Wetland, protecting this unique piece of freshwater and brackish wetland in Hong Kong.
Shuen Wan Wetland is made up of different habitats such as freshwater and brackish marshes, mangroves and ponds, accommodating different animal species.
Orange tailed Madget, one of the common dragonfly species in Shuen Wan Wetland.
