top of page

Dolphins

The Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis) is a lovely sight in Hong Kong. This one was photographed by "Mr. Dolphin", aka Thomas Tue.

The Chinese white dolphin was first recorded here in as early as the 1600s. Dolphin tours take you around the Pearl River Estuary, and as the dolphins prefer to stay close to the shore, they are relatively easy to find near Castle Peak, Lung Kwu Chau and Sha Chau Marine Park, Chek Lap Kok and Tai O.

The population has been decreasing, and the airport, bridge and regular ferry services do not help as well as the increase in pollution, so now there are fewer young dolphins sighted in Hong Kong waters.

If you have comments or questions, please go to the Facebook Page “Wildcreatures Hong Kong” (also with the same daily blog) and post them there.

Sorry, but links do not seem to work in this format, so please cut and paste this into your browser: https://www.facebook.com/wildcreatureshongkong/ For blogs in Chinese, search for "香港野 hong kong wildcreatures " Please also see www.wildcreatureshongkong.info for ID and animal information, around 180 species are listed with photo ID, and www.hongkongsnakeid.com for snakes.

bottom of page