米埔位于香港新界西北部,毗连后海湾。该地区是香港现存最大的一片湿地,也是中国第六大受保护的红树林。米埔湿地拥有各种野生生物,其中以大批越冬的珍稀水禽而闻名。在这里曾记录到325种鸟、400多种昆虫、80多种海洋无脊椎动物及50多种蝴蝶,水獭及豹猫等也可见于米埔。每年冬天,6万多只水禽飞抵米埔和后海湾一带,其中包括黑嘴鸥和 Mai Po is located in the northwestern New Territories, Hong Kong, adjoining Houhai Bay. The area is the largest existing wetland in Hong Kong and is also the sixth largest protected mangrove forest in China. The Mai Po wetlands have a variety of wildlife, including a large number of rare waterfowl overwintering. There were 325 species of birds, over 400 species of insects, more than 80 species of marine invertebrates and more than 50 species of butterflies. Otter and leopard cats have also been recorded here at Mai Po. Every winter, over 60,000 waterfowls fly to Mai Po and Deep Bay, including the black-headed gull and