tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77081115357439719232024-02-19T22:08:32.225-08:00HKDCS Interns' BlogHKDCS Internshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08842168194850348869noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708111535743971923.post-74769816450119973942015-09-27T11:40:00.000-07:002015-09-27T12:06:54.699-07:00Days with the Dolphins<span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">In this summer, being a part of Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society I learnt more than what I could expect. It was </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">certainly</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> an inspiring and fulfilling research experience, which guided the way for my future path and career. Doing boat and land surveys required great physical and mental efforts, as there were days we encountered tough weather, and there were days we had zero sighting. Every sighting moment of Chinese White Dolphins and Finless Porpoises became precious and means so much to us. Watching them dancing, twirling and spinning in the big blue ocean enlightened my spirit and motivated me to protect them. In fact, at the same time it saddened me to notice that they were under numerous threats in Hong Kong waters. The staff members at HKDCS continue to collect distribution data of Hong Kong cetaceans and are dedicated to arouse public awareness </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">in</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> the conservation of Chinese White Dolphins and Finless Porpoises, as well as cetaceans in other countries. It seems powerless for me to </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">speak</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> for the protection of cetaceans, as corporate interests and government decisions are far </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">beyond</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> what I can control, but I believe we together can make a better world with kindness, beauty, and truth. Here I am sharing my internship experience with all my sincerity, in the hopes of spreading the </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">words</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> for those intelligent creatures.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"><br />The journey actually beg</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">a</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">n on June 18, 2015. I went </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">on</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> a boat survey for an interview, which was conducted in West and Southwest Lantau water</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">s</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">. Standing at the top of the boat, I was holding</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> a pair of</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> binoculars and trying to scan for the dolphins. It was a tough morning, as the sea was shining so bright that </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">it </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">hurt my eyes and the sun was burning my skin. On the spur of the moment, a Chinese White Dolphin rose up on the sea surface, and shortly afterwards, we were surrounded by them. As if they knew that we would not hurt them, they came so close to us and swam across under our boat. It was stunning that they were breaching, spy-hopping and tail-slapping in front of us, and I feast</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">ed</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> my eyes on observing their movements. After the group of dolphins</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> left</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">, we discovered a grey </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">object</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> floating </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">in</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> the sea, and an adult dolphin was staying beside it. My heartbeat underwent sudden alter, when the grey </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">object</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> was confirmed to be a dead dolphin calf. The dolphin next to the calf, undoubtedly was the mother, repeatedly dragged it </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">underwater</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">, trying to protect her calf even </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">though </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">it was already dead. To avoid threatening the dolphin, we decided to drive away our boat. Samuel told me it was a grieving process for highly intelligent mammals, but it was unusual for the dolphin to react in this aggressive way. It was upsetting to realize the fact that firstborn calves commonly die from the bio-accumulation of chemical contaminants in the milk of their mothers. After this day, I could not stop thinking about the dead calf, I could not fall asleep that night and I could not even let myself eat any meat for </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">sometime</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">. It was heart-breaking to watch the mother dolphin mourn for her dead calf after encountering a group of playful dolphins breaching in front of us.<br /><br />I am worried for these beautiful and innocent creatures living in the sea, as their decline are directly linked with</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> human activities</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">.</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> Fortunately</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">, I know there are lots of non-profit organisations trying their best to save the life of the cetaceans, and I am glad that I could work with the members at HKDCS and other interns at World Wide Fund</span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">. 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When we got a sighting, we had to </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">estimate</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> the group size, </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">identify </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">group composition and behaviours of the dolphins, as well as taking photos or videos for </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">later identification</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">. Apart from practising the sighting skills, I also broadened my knowledge in geography and navigation aspects. In truth, lots of things </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">happened</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> every day on the boat, and the feelings from my heart were so strong and complicated, making it so hard for me to put them into words. I was not a person good at explaining myself; </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">h</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">owever, I tried to write daily journals to remember all the stories </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">that </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">happened. For the first time I saw a porpoise when I was using a</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> pair of</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> binoculars scanning the sea, I screamed out loud, got so excited, but the porpoise was so shy that it just </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> showed</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arabic Typesetting;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> up for a few seconds; For the first time I heard the whirring noise of the flying fishes, they passed by our boat group by group, with a sense of joy and freedom; For the first time I smelled the taste of dried shrimps, laying on the fishing boat closely passed by us, and the fishermen were skilfully handling them under the sunny weather; For the first time I did </span><span style="font-size: 21.3333px; line-height: 19.2px;">snorkeling</span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> in Ung Kong Wan, a beautiful place to visit at the south of </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_Kung_Peninsula" style="line-height: 14.4px;" title="Sai Kung Peninsula"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px; text-decoration: none;">Sai Kung Peninsula</span></a><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">, and Leon showed me a White ribbon eel beside the corals; For the first time I felt like I </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> belong</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> to the sea, looking at the dolphins and hearing them singing the most tou</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">c</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">hing songs, I wished I could jump off the boat and swim with them. I wanted to thank Viena, Taison, Leon, Vincent and Samuel for giving me such joyful moments and teaching me lots of things more than I could</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> have</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> imagine</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">d</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">. </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">The </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">other two interns, Sam and Kar Long</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">,</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> were passionate partners. I could still remember the smiling eyes on Sam</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">’s</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> face when she saw a dolphin, and her sadden face when we talked about the coastal development destroying their habitat. At the same time, I was impressed that Vincent could distinguish the dolphin individuals at a glance, and I really appreciated the generosity of Captain Chan, </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">that </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">when I was exhausted on the boat he always gave me something to eat or drink. The boating life was really tough, and we had to </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">stay</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> focus</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">ed</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;"> even </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">when </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Arabic Typesetting'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19.2px;">the beaufort scale was greater than three. We got roasted under the burning sun, got soaked in the crying rain, and got blown by the howling winds for many times. Nevertheless, I believed every cloud has a silver lining, and the unpredictable sea always gave us some surprises. When we got to see the dolphins jumping out freely from the sea, we smiled from the deepest part of our hearts. </span></div>
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land-based station twenty minutes</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> on foot</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> from the main town in Tai-O. On the way hiking
uphill, there were lots of spider webs and it was fun to watch each other</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">’s face</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> hitting the webs
accidentally. At the station I learnt to get the sighting angle using the
theodolite, and </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">inputting</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> the theodolite data into
the laptop. On the days there I saw oil spills and tons of trash on the sea
surface, and I felt worried for the </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">lifelihood</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> of Chinese White Dolphins in Hong Kong waters. While
suffering the impact of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge construction, they are
also facing many threats from different aspects, including over-fishing and
underwater noise pollution. The biggest threat they are going to face is the developmental
construction of third runway north of </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">the </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">existing airport. The construction </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">will </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">reclaim 650 hectares </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">of</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> dolphin habitat</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">s</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">, which may lead to the
disappearance of Chinese White Dolphins from Hong Kong waters in the future.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 17.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;"><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 17.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242;">Last but not least </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"><br />
In this summer, I got </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">sun-</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">burnt and tanned and
exhausted, but I had no</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">t</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">the slightest</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> regret for working with
the members from Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society. Samuel, Vincent, Leon,
Viena, Taison were trying their best to conserve the cetaceans despite </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">the fact that </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">there were lots of
obstacles out of their control, and I was impressed by their strong focus under
the </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">adverse</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> weather. I had never imagined that dolphins could bring
me that much motivation th</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">r</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">ough their smile, their sounds, and their movements,
and I wished to be like them, swimming freely in the big blue ocean. On the
other hand, it was upsetting to see Chinese White Dolphins and Finless Porpoise</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">s</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> struggling to live due to </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">anthropogenic</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> causes. Our action</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">s</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> every day</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> are</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> affecting</span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">the ocean which connect</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">s</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> to all of us.
I believe that human beings and all the living creatures in the world
can, and should</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">,</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> live together in a harmoni</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">ous</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> manner. May the joyous
spirits of Chinese White Dolphins and Finless Porpoise</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">s</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> keep glowing and gleaming </span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">in</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arabic Typesetting"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> the future, with the
change from all of us together.</span><br /></span></span></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04739077551325030971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708111535743971923.post-47449789615380385282015-09-25T03:32:00.000-07:002015-10-02T05:23:31.439-07:00My HKDCS internship<br />
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During my university life, I was looking forward to gain practical experience in field of wildlife conservation. Due to my great interest in marine mammal, I joined the HKDCS internship after my graduation.</div>
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Some people asked me: 'Why don't you spend more time in your graduation trip or find a new job as you had already graduated?'. Even though I really want to travel around the world and have a long vacation, I also wish to have a productive journey which allow me to learn more in the aspect of environmental science. Therefore, I prefer joining the internship rather than extending my travel or starting a long term job.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58SdcpnckmCN5qtwADzJDmU-FKfsmcd6XcyoZbPDOsvCEhzzBnjFYwyVHhyphenhyphenWuKtorzF1AtjSAINgtqJ-gQjpFOdMetpkWM1d5vaygqcqkAN0BaqRjf5lncnxtICZFcIBT_S0fOJUv_JSH/s1600/IMG_2568.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58SdcpnckmCN5qtwADzJDmU-FKfsmcd6XcyoZbPDOsvCEhzzBnjFYwyVHhyphenhyphenWuKtorzF1AtjSAINgtqJ-gQjpFOdMetpkWM1d5vaygqcqkAN0BaqRjf5lncnxtICZFcIBT_S0fOJUv_JSH/s320/IMG_2568.JPG" width="320" /></a>My internship involves 3 types of work: 1) boat survey, 2) land-based survey and 3) data processing and input. Conducting a boat survey allow me to follow the experts to apply the line-transect method to assess the abundance and distribution of the Chinese white dolphins and finless porpoise populations. Also, photos of the dorsal fin were taken from the sighted dolphins in parallel for identification. This photo-identification one one hand prevent the duplication of sighting, one the other hand help us to study the life history, living range and social structure of the dolphins. As for the land based survey, I assisted researchers to use the theodolite to track the movement and behavior of the dolphin in order to study the their response to the artificial impacts generated from inshore constructions and marine traffic. In addition, I was granted the opportunity to join another land-based survey which was organized by the WWF. I had to record the any sighting of dolphins, measure the their dive time interval and monitor the dolphin watching activities.</div>
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In the office, I was responsible to process the calculation and digital input of the raw data collected from the surveys. The office is a mini library where a considerable amount of books related to the cetacean biology and conservation are stored. I had not only acquire knowledge from reading these books but also the news clippings which filed the local news about dolphins published from 1999 to 2015.</div>
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Sailing across different water territories in Hong Kong are one of the most special and unique experience I ever had. Despite the fact that I occasionally suffered from seasick, I love travelling to various locations in the water where I had not been to before. From the boat survey, I saw lots of cute dolphins and enjoyed the magnificent views of the rock, mountain and sea in Hong Kong.</div>
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More importantly, I am glad that I had made a lot of friends I cherished. They guided me through the whole internship and give me a lot of pleasure. They are devoted to make contribution in the field of the wildlife conservation and stand for the animal right. Talking to them help me to gain insight of the their perspective regarding to the environmental conservation issues. For example, Taison is a staff who becomes a vegetarian in the hope of discouraging cruelty and abuse to animals. Chatting with the WWF volunteers and the captains of our survey vessel also give me a lot of information about the dolphin conservation.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637374741338530443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708111535743971923.post-21750143333473403162015-08-15T03:46:00.002-07:002015-08-15T03:52:44.541-07:00My Time With the Chinese White Dolphins <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz1JtDPR5TW4mRBF-dJYj8qj_ae8mFecEd-93wyEoBqBmZ3jPpRMTnwOwn4P0XPCMvj04xBX9kpJTYXcxsa0w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">During
these past two months working for the Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society I nearly got a heat stroke, been
sunburned more times then I can count, and gained weeks worth of valuable research experience. Being able to
watch finless porpoises and Chinese white dolphins in their natural habitat
made every difficult day worth it. The creativity and curiosity of the dolphins consistently amazed me. Their socializing behavior was the
most interesting behavior to watch. During the times when a group of dolphins would
come close to our boat we could see them breaching on top of one another, play
fighting and swimming close together. These moments were truly heartwarming
because even though this dolphin population is facing so many threats they
still socialize together in the presence of our research group. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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beginning this internship I knew that the work would be physically demanding
and at times it was. However, I have learned that to get accurate data while
doing fieldwork it requires patience. There were some days during boat and land
surveys that we had zero sightings. It was on these days that my focus
faltered, but it was inspiring to see the HKDCS staff members continuing to
stay focused even during our most tedious surveys. While doing boat surveys I
learned how to do the line transect method to estimate the dolphin population
of a given area. I also helped do off-effort searching for dolphins and
porpoises using binoculars to scan the area. On days when we went to
Tai O we collaborated with interns from the World Wildlife Fund. Our task was
to record dolphin dive time and the interactions between dolphins and dolphin
watching tourist boats. With this information we could determine whether the tourist boats were disturbing or endangering the dolphins. At first I thought that this was too much for me to keep track
of at one time. I was worried that the data we collected would not be accurate.
But after a few weeks of doing this survey I learned how to record dolphin
behavior and the boat behaviors at the same time. Hilary, Zabrina and I
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reality of the situation is that the cetacean populations are struggling in Hong
Kong waters. The goal of our organization is to collect accurate information about marine mammal distribution in Hong Kong. Additionally, we want to educate the general public and the government about the state of the dolphin and porpoise populations. Due to the HKDCS ‘s thorough collection of data over the past
couple decades it can be seen that the dolphin population decline is a direct
response to human caused threats. The greatest of these threats being habitat
destruction. This includes land reclamation for the airport and increased boat
traffic around Lantau due to the construction of the Hong Kong Zhu Hai Macau Bridge.
Hong Kong naturally has an amazing amount of biodiversity. Therefore,
it saddens me to see these species being overlooked by the Hong Kong government in favor of new developments. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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these cases was a young calf. This is a fairly common occurrence. The staff
members <span style="color: black;">were telling me that the mother kept pushing the small calf body
underwater as if to protect it from our research boat. Then Leon showed me a
video of this behavior. These dolphin calves commonly die from
pollution and toxins that bioaccumulate in the mother’s milk. This happens due
to the high levels of industrial pollution in the pearl river delta. It really hit me hard. In addition to this news, a dead
adult dolphin had also been found that week. It made me feel very discouraged
to hear about this poor baby dying as well. I know my colleagues are used to
dealing with these dolphin deaths, especially the deaths of young calves. I
admire them so much for continuing to do this work even though the survival of
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made me worry about the population numbers since the
death rate seems to exceed the birth and survival rate of the baby
dolphins. The dolphin population has now fallen to about 60 and the porpoise population is estimated to be around 100. This experience also made me feel very emotional about the individual
dolphins. I couldn’t stop thinking about this dolphin mother desperately trying
to revive and protect her calf that died from causes that she could not
comprehend. These innocent creatures are trying to
survive in their natural habitat and human activities carelessly harm them everyday. After seeing them so active and lively when they play with each other
all I want is for them to continue to exist in Hong Kong waters. It makes me
very angry that the Hong Kong government keeps allowing unnecessary
construction projects to endanger this special dolphin population. It all made
me feel so powerless to work within our current system where the regulating
body is so influenced by corporate interest and the Chinese government. However, it was the unwavering passion of the staff
members at the HKDCS that pushed me forward and motivated me to keep working. Samuel, Taison, Viena, Leon and Vincent are so dedicated to this important work. The other intern, Hilary, and I had so much fun learning from the research team this summer. They made us feel like part of their family. While attending protests with the team and listening to them passionately talk
about the plight of dolphins in captivity I grew to see that there are so many
people working to save wildlife in Hong Kong. Furthermore, we met other activists who are working to end the slaughter of dolphins in Japan and other places in Asia. Additionally, learning about
other endangered marine mammals such as the Vaquita has inspired me to pursue
marine mammal research and conservation as I continue my studies. This internship was extremely fulfilling. I would not have wanted to spend my summer any other way. </div>
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November 2014</b>), Yuki and I wore the graduation gown for taking photos after
finishing the boat survey. We did take a lot of photos to track our wonderful
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unexpectedly, a piece of amusing thing happened on me. It is
interesting that a strong wind blew my graduation hat away at sea. Thanks Mrs
Ng (our boatman’s wife) for picking my hat up from the sea and washing it. Was
it big joke! Haha…. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, I would like
to say thanks for Heyman who were taking those funny photos for me at such straight
moment. Without a doubt, it would be an impressive and unforgettable episode in
my life. I hope all my friends (including you) would have a smiling face when
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<span lang="EN-US">I would like to pick some pieces in this week to share with you all.
On Tuesday (4<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>November 2014), Perry, Yuki, Heyman and I conducted
boat surveys at Northeastern and Northwestern of Lantau Island. At the very beginning,
we got much fun and excited as Mrs. Ng caught a dying Flathead mullet in the
nearby pier of Sham Tseng (Ma Wan Pier). Look! Such fish was around a double of
the length of my hand. Most pleasantly, Mrs. Ng and her husband could have one
more delicious dish for their dinner. Ha…Ha…..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Wednesday so as to examine the impacts of dolphin-watching and fishing
activities. The advantage of this survey method is to collect information on
undisturbed behaviors of Chinese White Dolphins. How happy we were! </span></span></div>
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9 groups of dolphins we could observe at this station that day. When an
individual dolphin or group of dolphins was located via the theodolite, and
focal follow methods were then used to track the dolphins. A focal individual
was selected within a group for further tracking its behavior and movement. We
also recorded the detailed information about the selected individual or group every
5 minutes including the group size, behavioral state data (i.e.resting,
milling, traveling, feeding and socializing) until the dolphins were lost from
the view. It is another type of experience to watch such lovely pink dolphins
without any disturbances. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;">The scenery at Tai O is good and you can enjoy the
seafood restaurants and the traditional salted fish, shrimp paste and
storefronts at Tai O. I highly recommend all of you to have a relax trip at Tai
O with your family and friends at weekends.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hi, everyone. Let you have my brief introduction. My name is Chan
Tze Wing (Friends always call me Wingwing).I was born and brought up in a
remote village in Yuen Long of the New Territories of the city. I am a new intern at HKDCS. To be honest, I
did not have a complete science background but I enjoy getting intimate with
nature. It explains why I got my bachelor degree is “Environmental Policy
Studies” at City University of Hong Kong. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is not an ideal attitude for a policy maker if he / she does
not have full experience on conservation. It will look like as a Chinese saying
like ‘fight only on paper’. Fortunately, Samuel is providing me a golden opportunity to have practical
environmental conservation experience. It does help me put the theory into
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<i style="font-size: small; text-align: justify;">This picture is taken on 30<sup>th</sup> October 2014</i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Look twice. The pink dolphin mother is bringing up her baby until
the calf is able to fend itself. When we are the babies, our mothers express
their selfless love and care to us onwards. The highest and holiest love does
not only exist in humankind, but also in the lovely dolphins. The mother
dolphins rise to the water surface to breathe for 20 to 30 seconds and then
they will dive into deep water again. A baby dolphin goes up to the water surface
twice as much as an adult because calves have smaller lung capacities than
adults. Adult dolphins can stay underwater for about 2 to 8 minutes, but
a calf cannot stay underwater for more than 4 minutes. What a beautiful
picture! The divine role of motherhood is a gift from God. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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updated my last blog. Time flies and I have already completed my internship with
HKDCS. I had a really good time with all the full time and interns in the past two
month, and of course, with the lovely dolphins!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">The past two month is probably my most substantial summer
I have ever had. Though it is a little bit demanding physically, I am so glad and
want to thank Samuel for giving me this amazing opportunity to join the HKDCS
family. I could still recall how excited I was when I saw HKDCS on the list of
internship companies provided by my school. I have dreamt of and wanted to work
with marine animals so badly as I am really found of them, and here came my
chance!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">I would never forget what I have done and learnt in the
past two months. We had created so many good memories together and I really
enjoyed the surveys. Both boat and land based surveys provide me a rough idea
of how marine animals related surveys are conducted as the principle behind
should be similar. Being involved in part of the survey gives me a chance to
find out whether I want to be in part of this industry or not in the future, which
I was really confused about. No one knows what will happen in the future but experience
I gained this summer would definitely influence my decision to be made.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">I definitely will, and already am, missing the lovely
staff and interns. I am a very shy person which doesn't like to express much about my feelings. Yet, I am really thankful to have you all (both staff and interns) accompanying me this summer. Really love you all and look forward to seeing you in
December! </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><br />
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Love ya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><3<br />
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Bertha<br />
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P.S </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">I am already
missing the dolphins (crycry)</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16279936659335591073noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708111535743971923.post-67717799757912585392014-08-21T20:42:00.003-07:002014-08-21T20:42:55.895-07:00A farewell to everyone.<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">HELLO all! It's been so long since I last
wrote my first post in this blog. And now, here I am writing my last post in
the departures hall at the Hong Kong International Airport while waiting for my
flight to England - it’s time to bid farewell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I could remember how excited I was
on the flight back to Hong Kong almost three months ago because I knew I was
finally able to see the Chinese white dolphins myself. However, little did I
know that this summer was going to be much more interesting than that. Not only
have I broaden my knowledge and gained work experience, I have earned myself some new friends, who are all lovely and unique in their own ways. I had
the most amazing time in the past two months working as an intern in the HKDCS
this summer. I remember the days when we worked late into the nights during the
campaign. The games we played and the hilarious punishments we carried out
afterwards. The precious moments when we shared the excitement of seeing
dolphins leaping out of the water. The </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">這不是春卷</span><span lang="EN-US">
(“this-is-not” spring roll)(?) from the restaurant where we got our weighing
scale for free and the refreshing beancurd pudding we had every time after
doing land-based surveys. The surprise birthday cake and the time when we took
loads of selfies (shameless!) on the boat after work. There are so much more to
remember but these are the memories and people that I will forever hold dear to
my heart wherever I am and whatever I will become. Lastly I would like to express
my gratitude to everyone who made this experience so unforgettable and
meaningful. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I
have to thank Perry, Viena and Yuki especially for spending so much time
helping me out with my questionnaire design and for reassuring me, when I had
my occasional panic attacks because of my final year project. If it wasn’t for
their generous advice and support, I wouldn’t have been able to carry out my
questionnaires in such a rush. I also owe my most sincere gratitude to Samuel
who accepted me into HKDCS and made this all happen in the very first place. There are so much more I would like to say and I regret not being able to say thanks to every single one of the staff and interns personally. Last
but not least, i</span>t's time to board the plane and I wish everyone the best of luck and success. Keep it up with
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of kisses and hugs,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10826975730437027701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708111535743971923.post-78876271892435754732014-08-10T06:25:00.001-07:002014-08-10T06:25:25.636-07:00It's not the end! Time really flies and here it is, the completion of my summer internship with HKDCS. It seems that luck is on my side as my last land and boat surveys were both days that weather might have been an issue, but it turned out to be both good days with dolphin sightings! I saw CH34 aka Ropey aka 大麻绳! If you don't already know the story of this dolphin please have a read of the article that Taison wrote (http://3rwdolphin-eng.weebly.com/30-dolphin-victim-stories/ropey) !<br />
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It has been an amazing time with wonderful people and I only wish I had more time with everyone and the dolphins. I want to thank Samuel for giving me this amazing opportunity as well as the rest of the staff interns for everything I have learnt. Everyone brings their own unique character to the HKDCS / HKCRP family. Perry asked me recently if I am worried that if I come back in the future to Hong Kong that the current staff will not be there anymore. And indeed I would be sad if I came back and the staff I know aren't there anymore. Though its only been a little more than 2 months, I feel like we've spent so many good times with each other. It's been an honour to work with a group of people that are so passionate about their job; everyone's' spirit and determination is inspirational. Below is a picture of most of us (missing Natalie :'( ), but hopefully I can replace it with a photo where all of us are present.<br />
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I never like saying goodbye's but there is a quote that I always refer to in these situations. "Goodbyes are not forever. Goodbyes are not the end. They simply mean that I'll miss you, until we meet again." - Unknown Author<br />
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So until next time. Peace out.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063753631155049911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708111535743971923.post-26756273622854708012014-08-06T02:30:00.002-07:002014-08-10T02:11:18.102-07:00Summer Time! So, working at HKDCS already requires us to be outdoors a lot a thus we all get tanned especially since it is summer. One intern especially, cough *Natalie*, has received a lot of comments about her new look! But to be honest all of us have gotten darker. In spite of this, a few of us decided to take a trip to the beach for a full day! 6 of us (Perry, Taison, Yuki, Heyman, Natalie and I) went to Sai Kung Tai Long Sai Wan for the day to relax and enjoy the day. I also took them to a waterfall near by which we could jump in and bravo to everyone as we all took a leap of faith and jumped in from the rocks above. Photo's will be coming soon once Yuki has them ready! We ended the day with a great dinner and were joined by Phoebe, Tiffany, Karen and Elise. <br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Hi everyone, I am Bertha, the forth intern
working in HKDCS this summer.<br />
First, I would like to apologize for updating the intern blog late. Working in
HKDCS for the past few weeks is very enlightening and I have learnt a lot. I will
try to conclude what I have learnt in the following paragraphs. </span></div>
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I will start with introducing myself. I am a year 2 student studying
environmental science and management in City University of Hong Kong. <br />
For the first few weeks I focused on the 30 Third Runway Victims campaign. This
campaign has come to a huge success as we have collected 15000 comment forms
from the public. Apart from preparing comment forms, I had met lots of dolphin guardians
and helped with street stalls. The dolphin guardians come from different
fields, so chatting with them is really interesting and I enjoyed it a lot. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Lately I am helping out with line transect
and land based surveys and I had my third land based survey today! It is really
hot but when I knew that we saw 10 groups of dolphins today, everything worth
it!<br />
I will update more next time ;)</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16279936659335591073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708111535743971923.post-74679287396625257042014-07-27T01:49:00.002-07:002014-07-27T01:49:42.379-07:00Hi all, I am the third summer intern, Natalie. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First of all I would like to apologise for writing this post so late- I am already more than halfway through my internship... MANY things have happened in the past two months and i won't bore you with too much details. I willl just start by introducing myself and briefly recapping what have happened since I started working with the HKDCS.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am a BA Geography undergraduate who have just finished second year of study at the University of Sussex in the UK. This summer I have come back to Hong Kong especially for this internship and also to collect data for my final year dissertation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you haven't already read the previous posts written by Tiana and Phoebe, with
a total of more than 15,000 comment forms collected before midnight last Saturday, the
30 Third Runway Victims campaign came to a perfect end at the book fair. Everyone worked so hard through these 30 days including the staff and all the dolphin guardians (the volunteers). <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Never
had I imagine myself participating in a campaign like this, and there I was,
handing out paper fans in the 30 victims t-shirt and talking to random people
till my throat was sore. It was truly a big step out of my comfort zone and a discovery
of what I am capable of.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">rallying for the Chinese white dolphin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of West Lantau from the Shum Wat theodolite station<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macau Bridge construction as seen from the Shum Wat theodolite station</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">another mysterious staff contemplating the meaning of life under the melting heat during a land-based survey</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">getting ready for the 7 1 demonstration- look how beautiful our t-shirts are!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">leading a school trip to see the dolphins- stopping at Sha Chau</td></tr>
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Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10826975730437027701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708111535743971923.post-31435452038683604052014-07-25T04:37:00.000-07:002014-07-25T04:53:07.729-07:00Surveys Again! The official "30 Third Runway Victims" campaign was a great success! We received tons and comment and support. Hopefully our efforts have not been in vain. I feel so happy to have contributed to such a great cause and worked with such a wonderful team of people!<br />
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Now that the campaign and book fair has ended, we are finally back to a more normal schedule of surveys. Today was my first day at "Sham Wat" for a land based survey. All the interns have been except for me and everyone was telling me how horrible the hike and the place is. Because of all this I really thought it was be awful, but it wasn't as bad as I predicted it to be. I'm not saying that it is an ideal place as it is still pretty exhausting; it was a hot and I did get sun burnt.<br />
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The hike wasn't too long and I can proudly say I managed to carry the tripod there and back! We also some cool spiders on the way. In fact, on the way back, Vincent spotted a spider that was shedding?! This was the first time any of us and seen or heard of spiders that need to shed. Vincent was kind enough to let me use his photo. Have a look!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063753631155049911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708111535743971923.post-54962461567749960742014-07-02T00:43:00.001-07:002014-07-02T00:43:13.276-07:00"30 Third Runway Victims" Campaign; “海豚30”<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We launched our "30 Third Runway Victims" Campaign on June 20th and everyone is working hard to save the Chinese White Dolphins. We have 2 street stalls at the 1/7 protest yesterday and got so many comment form submissions against the Hong Kong Airport's Third Runway EIA report! It was a long but fruitful day. All the staff, interns and volunteers were standing and shouting for hours on end. Its inspirational seeing all of us putting in so much effort for such a great cause! <br />
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Its been a long and busy week with more to come. Though we haven't be able to work on the boat and conduct surveys as much, we aren't complaining because we're still helping the dolphins! If you haven't already please check out our campaign and submit a comment (http://3rwdolphin.weebly.com/). <br />
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Monday was also the last day for our lovely staff member, Tiffany. She's such a bright and cheerful girl and will be greatly missed in the office. I'm sure we'll see her around during are weekend street stalls but still good luck with everything nonetheless! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063753631155049911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708111535743971923.post-53294883343430795922014-06-22T04:25:00.000-07:002014-06-22T04:25:13.529-07:00Dolphins, I'm coming~!Hi everyone, I am the Phoebe who mentioned by Tiana before.<br />
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Working with Tiana and Natalie makes me feel like I am a Hong Kong people who never go to UK to study, because Tiana is not familiar in reading Cantonese and Natalie looks like foreigner XD<br />
But the only problem is everyone will get confused about which one of us can read Cantonese, and therefore they will ask this question every time "You know how to read Cantonese right?"<br />
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Let talk about some interesting moments during my internship.<br />
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It is so lucky that I have chance to see dolphin sky-hopping at the second day of my internship and it seems like looking straight into my eyes. During that time, I was searching for dolphins and suddenly one of the dolphins sky-hopping and I feel so exciting because I never see that so close by my own eyes, I become speechless at that moment. After that, Vincent and Heyman said that I was the only one have eye contact with the dolphins, then I realized I forgot to say hi to the dolphin, if I do so maybe it will remember me and come over every time I go there. (Day-dreaming ><)<br />
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Oh yes, another interesting moment is to listen every single word when others are gossiping quietly, you will get lots of information about everyone including eating habit (some of them like to eat a lot, basically everything while some do not like to eat vegetable XPP) or relationship between different people (so you can laugh or involve when they are gossiping about one particular person)<br />
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It is so happy for me to get involve into this big family and just forgive me for not speaking sometimes, this funny working environment makes me feel more comfortable and looking forward to the following months.<br />
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Let's fight together for dolphins in the coming month!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06859511581460117859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708111535743971923.post-5075619237556977232014-06-15T09:27:00.001-07:002014-06-15T09:27:31.786-07:00The Start of Summer! <div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">I’m Tiana, one of the current summer
interns along with Phoebe and Natalie. Though I study in the states I’ve grown
up in Hong Kong. Samuel keeps saying that I am practically a “gui mui”
(foreigner) but I’m really from Hong Kong! My Cantonese is just a little iffy
sometimes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">My first week (plus the two days from the
week before) working with HKDCS staff have been very enlightening. It has given
me a good overview of what things are like thought I hope to soon start to be
able to be of helpful contribution. All the staff are super nice and
approachable which helped us interns adjust really quickly. Big shout out to
Yuki who I’ve been with everyday at HKDCS. Apart from always making sure to
explain things to us interns and give us advice, she was also very friendly and
would try to strike conversations with us when we were still relatively shy
during our first few days. Everyone seems to be a part of such a family and it
makes the working environment very encouraging and fun. I look forward to a
great 2 months with everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063753631155049911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708111535743971923.post-1473014293475222552014-05-27T07:57:00.000-07:002014-05-27T07:57:28.508-07:00Thank You British PorpoiseIt's time to say goodbye...<br />
It feels like only yesterday I first laid eyes on a Chinese White Dolphin, but it has already been 2.5 months. Where do I start?... First and foremost in terms of work I was able to go on effort for around 2 weeks during boat surveys. It was exhilarating to be allowed on effort but I did feel pressure to find a dolphin or porpoise. It was not for myself. I just wanted to have sightings so I didn't seem inept at my job and inaccurate future data. Luckily before I left I managed to have a Porpoise sighting! As it was my one and only sighting I declare that porpoise a British one! Luckily Perry saw the porpoise too so it wasn't an illusion, unlike Yuki's sighting (only joking). I kept a 100% record of having sightings every time doing boat surveys which was awesome. During my time here I have been to so many places such as Mui Wo and Cheung Chau which were all new to me.<br />
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Now it is time to move on to the main part of the article...the People. It was amazing seeing dolphins and porpoises but it is the people I spent my time with that made this internship such an unforgettable experience. I need to go through everyone one by one to show my appreciation and complete respect for them.<br />
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<li>Tiffany: The former intern turned full time staff. She made me feel comfortable from the beginning, sharing her intern experiences with me from the beginning. Amazing attention to detail and such a caring personality (maybe the only sensible one left). Thanks for your help and the chocolate lava cake it was delicious!</li>
<li>Yuki: Very talkative and easy to get along with. Struck up conversations from the first time meeting her helping me settle in, an incredibly sweet and lovely girl. Also the queen of slang (and sometimes food) as she taught me all these new words. Thanks for everything and your slang haha </li>
<li>Heyman: Where do I begin? Apart from eating huge amounts of food at an extremely slow place and having one of the most distinct laughs I've ever heard, she is generally a normal person. Also very helpful and a genuinely nice individual. Thanks for the help and great times</li>
<li>Taison: Honestly a great guy. Quietly funny and loves all things pretty. Taught me mostly all of the acoustics survey procedures as he was the main man in this area. Easy going and relaxing persona make him easy to work with. Thank you for making everything so enjoyable.</li>
<li>Karen: The first member of the team I met personally even before Samuel. Like the older sister of the other girls, she can sometimes have quite a task in controlling them. Also an eager teacher helping me in so many aspects. Thanks for the teachings.</li>
<li>Lung: Sadly I only knew ah Lung for 2 weeks but it is important acknowledge all his input and effort. Was first to teach me how to be the computer operator and scanner during land based surveys giving me so much information. Thanks and good luck for the future.</li>
<li>Perry: Another great guy who is also very fun. However supports all the sports teams I absolutely hate! My only advice to him and Vincent is to start supporting the best team in the world, Arsenal. Thank you for teaching me about boat and land surveys.</li>
<li>Vincent: The veteran of the group who went through everything with me in the beginning. Apart from a great memory at recognising dolphins, I found out on my last day he has some of the quickest reaction I've witnessed. Thanks for your guidance and knowledge.</li>
<li>Samuel: The guy that made this all happen! I'm so grateful for my acceptance into HKDCS, part of my life that would be hard to forget. He has created such a fantastic working environment for everyone to enjoy. Thank you for the having me and all your meals.</li>
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Thank you all from the bottom of my heart, I wish you all the very best! I consider you all my first group of friends in HK and I had a great time with you all. Although I might not have shown it because of my boring personality (even my mum says I'm boring) I was enjoying your company. Even a person as emotionless as me felt a bit of sadness on the last day, I will definitely miss you all! I'm sure we will meet again very soon. I guess this is goodbye then.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Hoson <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00135230807629932993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708111535743971923.post-37942879255197829132014-04-28T07:03:00.001-07:002014-04-28T07:03:56.596-07:00Time Flies...Well it's already been a month and a half since I started my internship, seems crazy. Almost 2 months since I've left the UK and my family, whom I miss very much. However there is much growing up to do and, I know this time away from them will help me mature as a person. living away from them isn't easy, but luckily for me my grandad and nan have been amazing (I'd be eating fried rice and instant noodle everyday if it wasn't for them). Since moving here I feel so much healthier doing much more exercise than I would back in the UK. Just walking up to Shum Wat carrying the Theodolite is equivalent to a months worth of exercise back home.<br />
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The work has been great! I can now play both the computer operator and scanner when doing land based surveys. I'm still training my boat survey skills which I'm sure will become better and better soon. Luckily for me I still have a 100% sightings record when doing boat surveys, which fingers crossed will last till my internship ends. Although I have been spoilt from the first 2 weeks of starting, as both dolphin and porpoises have been great to me allowing me to witness them in large quantities. They have slowly become more and more elusive, only seeing one dolphin last week.<br />
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Everyone has been awesome! These colleagues are sometimes strange but there is never a dull moment with them. They have been teaching me some Chinese slang which has been hilarious, so my FF is to learn all the ones they know. I've been introduced to many silly things like MKpop and genrally what HK people like to do. They also love to talk about food and, I'm quite sure there has not been one day since I've started where food or eating has not been mentioned. It has been a pleasure working with the guys and ladies, I will keep learning a lot from them!<br />
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Anyways that is all, see you here again soon!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00135230807629932993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708111535743971923.post-30049683107524068812014-04-02T06:45:00.000-07:002014-04-02T06:45:43.510-07:00It's Dolphin Time!Hey what's up everybody!<br />
So this is my first time writing here since joining HKDCS as an intern, so let me introduce myself. I'm Hoson, Chinese from the outside and British from the inside. Born in the UK I have always dreamt of one day working in Hong Kong, which I have achieved now thanks to the HKDCS!<br />
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Even though I travel back to HK quite frequently I am still in awe of the natural and artificial landscape. There is nothing in this world that can compare to the HK skyline, definitely a sight to behold. However HK's natural landscape is nothing to sneeze at, especially since taking the boat with the team around Lantau. I don't want to go into detail about the work so far as I am still learning, but so far I've learnt a lot from the guys here at work. To be continued...<br />
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Everyone has been so friendly and helpful and, some of the things they discuss have been very funny. Each member of the team have their own personality and some are...well...emm...special...but in a good way. Although the guys like to joke around a lot at the expense of certain members, they have all been extremely professional when working. The working conditions are not easy at all, which I'm sure is worse in the summer, so props to the guys. Also learnt one of the guys are leaving, so just want to take the chance to thank him for all he's taught me and good luck to him in the future. All the best..<br />
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So far I've had many sightings of dolphins and porpoises! I have also seen the various behaviours like breaching, surfing and porpoising. They are indeed fascinating creatures that need to be protected. I'm especially fond of the finless porpoise's sly and cheeky smile...<br />
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Thanks, see you here soon...<br />
HosonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00135230807629932993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708111535743971923.post-32230303316718839442014-03-16T06:07:00.005-07:002014-03-16T15:05:31.733-07:00Surreal Experience.<span style="color: #0b5394;">So this is it guys, I am really sorry that I didn't keep up on my promise, I have only written three posts (including this one) during my time as an intern at HKDCS. I will try to make this one as long as possible, also as fun and as interesting as possible.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">As title says, the past 3 months interning at HKDCS was one of the best moments in my life. Words cannot possibly describe how much I have gained from this "surreal experience". Everyone in the firm was absolutely professional at what they do, and from being a part of the team, I had been deeply infected with their passions in conserving dolphins in Hong Kong. I have to be honest and say that it was not the easiest job in the world, these guys work 5 days a week, waking up at early hours when the sun has not even risen, working in the field even if it is raining; not anyone can bear these conditions. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">These hardworking people hold the key to the brighter future of the dolphins in Hong Kong and I was so lucky to be given the chance to meet these people and befriend with them all. It is no secret that some of them are pretty unique, not necessarily in a positive way, but each and every single one of them means so much to me. They all assisted me and taught me a lot throughout this internship. I know I have said this a lot of times, but lots of lots of thank you to Perry and Tony (who's ditched us in Dec) who were patient enough to teach me things and offer me the guidance which I needed. However, the best time I had spent with them was not during work, it was the silly things we do when we were off work. From the bottom of my heart, I really hope these friendships will last for forever.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">So, let me make a little recap. I have gone from someone who had never seen any Chinese white dolphins and Indo-pacific finless porpoises, to someone who has made an effort to conserve these fascinating creatures; from someone who had no idea what a theodolite was, to someone who has partaken in countless theodolite surveys; from someone who had never been to Tai O, to someone who has been to every single land-based observation stations in one week; from someone who had never walked so many miles up and down hill just to get batteries, to someone who has done so. </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Good memories those are, and they are </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">engraved in my heart.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Lastly, I would really like to thank everyone again for offering me this opportunity, not only that it has proved that there are few dedicated people who are willing sacrifice their time to help conserving animals, but also for widening my view and bringing up my interest in conservational biology. Being someone who has been taught physiology and zoology for most of her life, I used to think conservation biology was boring. Now i realise it is the integration of all biological disciplines that could help save an animal, not just from one solely. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Well then, I guess this is when I should mark the end of my time at HKDCS. Good luck to you all and please do keep up the effort. I hope to return one day and seeing the dolphins living a better life.</span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;">P.S.: EAT LESS, HAYMEN & YUKI. ITS NOT GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH.</span></i><br />
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We organised us a cycling plus picnic day. We cycled from Tung Chung to the Disney Inspiration Lake, which was a 2-hour ride. And then we settled at the Inspiration Lake for lunch. We, like any other day of work, met up in Tung Chung MTR station, and as always, Viena was late xD. Before heading to the bike rental, we went to get us some snacks for the picnic from the supermarket. Once we all got our bikes, we took a group photo and started our day of cycling. The scenery along the cycling path was fascinating, and it was an easy ride until we reached Sunny Bay, in which we had to cycle up a steep road. It was terribly rough especially after 1.5 hour of cycling. Some of us had no choice but to hop off the bike and push, while the rest were so much stronger and biked all the way up the road. Once we reached the peak, everything became effortless and we arrived in Inspiration Lake in no time.<br />
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We set up a perfect spot for lunch overlooking the lake, Karen prepared lunch for everyone, there were bolognese spaghetti, and chicken wings. Although I could not taste the chicken wings, but I could tell they were good, just like the spaghetti. While everyone was away getting drinks, I witnessed something totally ludicrous, Viena and Yuki rolling on the grass like 5 year-old children. Apart from eating, we also played board games together. When the sun started to set, it marked the end of our fun day, so we began cycling back to Tung Chung, remember I mentioned about the scenery on the way to Sunny Bay? With the scene of the sun setting, the scenery along the cycling path was 10-times prettier, it was breathtaking.<br />
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After returning our bikes to the bike rental, we left Tung Chung for a tummy-filling dinner in Mongkok. At the end of the day, it was generally an enjoyable day, it was a day where we got to know each other better. Anyway, I guess this is where I should end the story :D I will see you guys next time.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077353538220995392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708111535743971923.post-35998219030695663952014-01-17T08:22:00.000-08:002014-01-17T08:22:56.418-08:00Not the end yet!<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">
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three months, my time with HKDCS has been very fruitful. I am fortunate to join
the team, meeting wonderful people and gaining new experiences every day. For
those who are looking into the field of cetacean research and marine conservation, this internship is certainly a great opportunity to explore your
interest and most of all, you won’t regret it! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that research work is always boring, however, this is not the case when it comes to
the research done in here. Since we cannot predict what sightings we can get
during the surveys, I always look forward to what I will experience each day. Among all field surveys, I particularly
like to spend my time with the dolphins and finless porpoises at sea. It is
never tiring to see them especially when you can recognize a few through photo
identification. Just weeks ago, I was able to get a picture of the mother and
calf pair near Lung Kwu Chau using the 7D camera. My photography skills were
better this time and I was able to capture the moment when the calf peeped out
of the water. It was really cute indeed! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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school talks and many more.<span style="color: red;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">Recently, I have spent a lot more time
working on the SROI project. We did several questionnaire surveys already and
most went well. Regarding the issue on the third runway project proposal, the supporting and
opposing voices were both strong. Through
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I learned that the work of conservation involves good communication and the
collaboration between researchers and other parties such as the general public. It is a difficult job but I believe
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memorable and the experiences I had will certainly last for a lifetime. It has inspired me to explore further
in the field of cetacean research and was useful to help me plan my future
career. Also, the staff members were extremely helpful and it was my
pleasure to work with them. Though my internship period has ended but at the
same time it has turned a new page in my life. In the coming months, I am glad
to continue to work at HKCRP (as one of the staff this time </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">) and surely there will be more exciting events
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Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06997118358567374726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708111535743971923.post-60471151879932833552013-12-30T07:16:00.000-08:002013-12-30T07:16:02.421-08:00The DRT show and more...<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 115%;">It’s time for me to recall some exciting events happened in the past weeks. First of all, I was so happy to take
part in the Diving and Resort Travel Expo, held on the 13<sup>th</sup> to 15<sup>th</sup>
December at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. The HKDCS was able to set up a booth this year,
so other than selling books related to nature and marine animals, we were able
to educate the public specifically on Chinese white dolphins and
finless porpoises. It was exciting to know that many people were actually interested to learn more about these marine creatures and the ways to protect them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06997118358567374726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708111535743971923.post-87599628768912812892013-12-28T02:44:00.003-08:002013-12-28T02:44:14.987-08:00G' Day :D! Hello hello, so this is my first ever blog entry since I've joined the HKDCS family. Where do I begin!? I'll start by introducing myself I guess. My name is Cherie, I study Zoology in Australia, I applied this internship programme because I didn't want to waste my holiday doing nothing, plus being able to work a job that is within my discipline would be a great opportunity for me to experience what it is like when I graduate. <div>
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Now that I have been working for roughly three weeks, I am finding myself fitting in quite well, everyone has been more than helpful to me, I have learnt so much since. For example, scanning dolphins and porpoises with a pair of binoculars, filling in survey effort data sheets, working with other staff as a team. Most of these skills are not difficult to get a hand on, it may sound cliche, but in my opinion, this is the best job in the world. It's a day of work, staying on board on a fairly large yacht, scanning for dolphins without having the slightest chance of getting wet and dirty, seeing dolphins occasionally for free while others have to pay hundreds of dollars to see, getting the chance to admire the fascinating landscape of Hong Kong during dawn and dusk and learning knowledges in which no other job can offer. However, I cannot say the same for land-based survey, it is less comfy than working on a boat of course. Most of the stations are pretty remote, so you actually have to walk a couple of kilometres to get there, with equipments weighting a few stones. Lucky for me, it is winter at the moment, and I am a pretty strong girl, but I bet I won't be saying the same if I work during the summer period.</div>
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the important stations for land-based survey, so I was hoping to go there for a long time. The station </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">in
Shum Wat was far away from the bus terminal and took us about 45 minutes of walk to the survey site. On our way to the hiking trail, I was able to
enjoy the rural scenery of Tai O, especially for the stilt houses inside the
village. Since I don’t usually come </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">here</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">, I felt like I was going for an outing</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> more than work =)</span></div>
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swimming towards the Shum Wat Bay but we lost track of them
shortly afterwards. I think it was one of the closest encounters I ever had when doing land-based
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