Fact · animals · 2024-25
Strays received / humanely disposed of
流浪動物接收／人道處理
Figure and reference date
FY24-25: 11,734 received, 510 humanely disposed of
FY24-25 接收 11,734、人道處理 510
Notes and definition
AFCD outsource animal-management report; official figures per AFCD annual report.
Other figures in this group (animals)
Figures in the same group are not necessarily additive — check the basis note above first. Animals, ecology & pets.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild macaques in Hong Kong 全港野生獼猴數目 | About 2,000–2,100 (~30 troops, end-2023) 約 2 000–2 100 隻（約30個猴群，2023年底） AFCD: mainly in Kam Shan, Lion Rock and Shing Mun country parks. | 2023-12 | AFCD: wild monkeys in Hong Kong |
| Global Black-faced Spoonbill count 黑臉琵鷺全球數量 | 7,746 (2026 international census) 7 746 隻（2026年全球同步普查） International census led by HKBWS: 291 wintering around Deep Bay (HK+Shenzhen). | 2026-01 | Hong Kong Bird Watching Society: international Black-faced Spoonbill census |
| Estimated wild boar population 全港野豬估算 | about 990 (2025) 約 990 頭（2025） LegCo Dec-2024 estimate ~900, down sharply from ~2,500 in 2019. | 2025 | AFCD/LegCo reply: estimated wild boar population |
| Bird species recorded in Hong Kong 全港有紀錄鳥類品種 | over 580 species 逾 580 種 AFCD official; about a third of mainland China's bird species. | 2025 | AFCD: bird records of Hong Kong |
How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “Strays received / humanely disposed of”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/anim-strays-2024-25, data as at 2024-25 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈流浪動物接收／人道處理〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/anim-strays-2024-25，資料時點 2024-25（查閱日期 ＿）。
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Registered source
AFCD: stray animals received and humanely disposed of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
The official document carries no registered publication date, so only the retrieval date 2026-10-11 is given — no publication year is invented.
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