186 species of butterfly found by admirable Green Power in survey

_{Birdwing Photo: hkoutdoors}

You see them here, you see them there, you see them everywhere — the butterfly watchers of Green Power. In Sai Kung, they’ve been spotted with long-lense cameras at Pak Tam Chung, Yung Shue O Rd and in the country park. They’re surveying butterflies in a tradition led by Green Power for 20 years. The conservation group has just announced its most recent survey found 186 species of butterfly, 27 of which are very rare and 32 rare. Hong Kong has a total of 260 species of butterfly.

_{Paris Peacock Photo: Hong Kong Nature}

Founded in 1988, Green Power is quite admirable. They have set up 50 butterfly gardens at schools, housing estates, camp sites and parks. They train everyone over the age of nine who is interested as Green Ambassadors. Some notable GAs: Christine Loh, Stephy Tang and Stephanie Au.

_{Common Tiger Photo: Hong Kong Outdoors}

Green Power teaches children about conservation, holds exhibitions and stages art installations, quite impressively at Tsimshatsui, Lee Gardens and elsewhere. It runs three Environmental Resource Centres with the Environmental Protection Department and has organised for 30 years the Green Power Hike on the Hong Kong Trail, which has raised $26 million used to fund green education.

_{Tiger Swallowtail Photo: backyardnerd}

For more information got to https://butterfly.greenpower.org.hk/eng/home