Snakes alive
Updated: 2012-06-19 07:07
By Simon Parry(HK Edition)
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Growing up to six meters in length, the Burmese python is Hong Kong's largest natural predator. Red Door News / Hong Kong |
A controversial policy of sending Burmese pythons captured in Hong Kong to nature reserves on the mainland has been halted. Instead, they are being micro-chipped and released back into the local countryside. Simon Parry reports on a U-turn that may help save the threatened species.
(HK Edition 06/19/2012 page4)