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Critically endangered parrots make HK home

2 weeks ago09 mins

A yellow-crested cockatoo in flight. (DAN JIANWEI / FOR CHINA DAILY) HONG KONG – With fewer than 2,000 yellow-crested cockatoos left in the wild, Hong Kong may play an important role in the species’ survival. In a recent study published in the international academic journal Evolutionary Applications, researchers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU)…

Hong Kong cockatoos could help save Indonesia’s endangered species, study shows

2 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong’s wild yellow-crested cockatoos may hold genetic traits that could help save the critically endangered species in Indonesia, a study has found. The study, published in the Evolutionary Applications journal in May, underscored the importance of conserving the city’s cockatoo population. Lead author Astrid Andersson from the University of Hong Kong’s school of biological…