Mai Po Biodiversity: Fish Ponds

by Thomas Gomersall

It’s easy to see why Mai Po Nature Reserve gets so much attention for its birds. They’re the most easily spotted animals there and the reserve is managed largely for their benefit. But with so much focus on birds, it’s easy to forget that the reserve is also home to a vast array of other organisms, including 33 species of mammal, eight species of amphibian and 105 species of butterfly, to…