Emails

toc = = =**Emails we Have Collected**= 1. hhwmlc@wwf.org.hk 2. mailbox@afcd.gov.hk = = =These are the successful conservation= = = =To:= Dear AFCD, We are students from Hong Kong Academy and we are doing the Primary Year Program exhibition. Our names are Erin and Ellen and we are 10 years old in the 5th Grade. Our topic is green sea turtles, and how they are endangered.

26/3/10 Dear AFCD,

Thank you very much for replying to us. You are one of the few cooperations that replied, and we are so appreciated for it. We have one question to ask you and if you have the answer we would be very happy for you to inform us. We are thinking about doing a beach clean up, but do you have any other suggestions on how we can take action locally. We are quite stuck on action we can take. Can we go and have a look at your conservation and observe the way that the green sea turtles live, and maybe we can get some information that helps us make brochures which we want to distribute to our community.

Thank you very much for your time,

Ellen and Erin!

28/3/10 Dear AFCD, We would like to come in and visit and talk to an expert on Green Sea Turtles. We would also like to ask a couple of questions and we hope you can give us some suggestions to take action to the marine lives especially green sea turtles. We would like to know if we can come in and if so, what day and time.

Looking forward to your reply.

Thank you so much for your time.

Erin, and Ellen!

=Answer backs:=

Dear Erin and Ellen,

Thanks for the email. I am glad to hear that you two show a passion for the sea turtle conservation in Hong Kong. You are welcome to ask information about the green turtles. Please go ahead to raise questions thereby.

Another way to obtain proper details on sea turtle conservation in Hong Kong is to browse on AFCD's website. Please refer to the attached link: http://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/conservation/con_fau/con_fau_sea/con_fau_sea_bas/con_fau_sea_bas.html

I wish your project all the success and may the conservation message spread among your peers.

Regards, Connie Connie K.Y.Ng Wetland and Fauna Conservation Division AFCD

Dear Ellen and Erin,

In response to what actions can be taken to help conserve sea turtles, firstly, one can adopt a green and energy-saving attitude in daily life since several recent studies reported that climate change and global warming might disturb sea turtle life history in a sense that hatchlings at nesting beaches can be adversely affected by elevated sand temperature and rising sea level. Moreover, one should stop polluting the marine environment with garbage, especially plastic bags, since turtles may mistakenly regard the plastic bags, which resemble jellyfish, as food and get sick afterwards. Reduced garbage disposal at sea could lessen the garbage washed onshore to beaches at which the sea turtles nest and lay eggs. Also, one can report to AFCD at telephone number 1823 in case any sea turtle is occasionally spotted.

Regards, Connie** Connie K.Y.Ng Wetland and Fauna Conservation Division AFCD