Dr Michael Leven
Director & Ecologist
PhD, MPhil, Bsc (Hons), MRTPI
Email: asiaecol@asiaecol.com.hk
Tel: 24862885
Michael specialises in ornithology, ecological impact assessment, land use and management issues. He is a qualified town and country planner with 20 years’ professional experience. Michael has a strong background in wetland design and an excellent knowledge of wetland fauna and flora. He holds a PhD from the University of Hong Kong (Department of Ecology) and wrote his thesis on bird utilisation of shrubland in Hong Kong. Michael is a member of the Mai Po Nature Reserve Management Committee and of the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society’s Records Committee. He is a trained bird ringer licensed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department in Hong Kong.
Selected publications and presentations:
Leven MR and Corlett RT. 2004. Invasive Species in Hong Kong. Ornithological Science 3: 43-55
Fellowes JR, Lau MW-N, Reels GT, Dudgeon D, Ades GWJ, Carey GH, Chan BPL, Kendrick RC, Lee KS, Leven MR, Wilson KDP and Yu YT. 2002. “Wild Animals to Watch: Terrestrial and Freshwater Fauna of Conservation Concern in Hong Kong”. Memoirs of Hong Kong Natural History 25: 123-60.
Carey GJ, Chalmers ML, Diskin DA, Kennerley PR, Leader PJ, Leven MR, Lewthwaite RW, Melville DS, Turnbull M and Young L. 2001. The Avifauna of Hong Kong. Hong Kong Birdwatching Society, Hong Kong.
Leven EP and Leven MR. 2000. Designing bird-friendly landscapes. Yuanlin 1999-2000. 39-45.
Leven MR. 1998. Birds of Agricultural Land in Hong Kong. Porcupine! 18: 19-23.
Leven MR. 1998. Rapid assessment of the shrubland bird community in Hong Kong. in Adams NJ & Slotow RH (eds) Proc. 22 Int. Ornithol. Congress, Durban. Ostrich 69: 437.
Geoff Carey
Director & Avifauna Specialist
Bsc (Hons)
Email: asiaecol@asiaecol.com.hk
Tel: 24862885
Geoff has wide experience of wetlands and wetland birds, particularly in the Deep Bay area of Hong Kong. He is an expert on birdstrike avoidance at airports, and serves airport clients around the South China region. Geoff speaks fluent Mandarin and reads Chinese, and has built extensive field experience travelling widely in mainland China. He is a member of the Mai Po Nature Reserve Management Committee, Chairman of the Records Committee of the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society and former editor of its respected Annual Bird Report.
Selected publications and presentations:
Fellowes JR, Lau MW-N, Reels GT, Dudgeon D, Ades GWJ, Carey GH, Chan BPL, Kendrick RC, Lee KS, Leven MR, Wilson KDP and Yu YT. 2002. “Wild Animals to Watch: Terrestrial and Freshwater Fauna of Conservation Concern in Hong Kong”. Memoirs of Hong Kong Natural History 25: 123-60.
Carey GJ, Chalmers ML, Diskin DA, Kennerley PR, Leader PJ, Leven MR, Lewthwaite RW, Melville DS, Turnbull M and Young L. 2001. The Avifauna of Hong Kong. Hong Kong Birdwatching Society, Hong Kong.
Carey GJ and Young L. 1999. The importance of the Inner Deep Bay and Mai Po Marshes Ramsar Site to waterfowl. Hong Kong Bird Report 1997: 141-149.
Carey GJ ed. 1996. A Biodiversity Review of China. WWF International, Hong Kong.
Williams MD, Carey GJ et al. 1987. Migration of Cranes at Beidaihe, Hebei Province, China. Proceedings of the International Crane Workshop, Qiquhar, May 1987.
Paul Leader
Director & Avifauna Specialist
Email: asiaecol@asiaecol.com.hk
Tel: 24862885
Paul is one of Asia’s leading experts in bird-ringing and -trapping. Licensed by Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and certified by the British Trust for Ornithology, his 20 years of experience include rocket- and cannon-netting techniques, and conducting trapping/ringing training in Hong Kong, mainland China and the UK. Paul has travelled widely in Asia, and has extensive experience of wetland habitats and birds. His particular interest is habitat design and mitigation monitoring (including for Greater Painted-snipe). Paul has designed and carried out numerous radio-telemetry studies (including of Black-faced Spoonbill). He is a member of the Mai Po Nature Reserve Management Committee and of the Hong Kong Birdwatching Society’s Records Committee.
Selected publications and presentations:
Leader PJ, 2003. The behaviour of Black-faced Spoonbills wintering in Hong Kong - assessed using radio-telemetry. Pp. 43-55 in The 2003 International Workshop for the Conservation of The Black-faced Spoonbill in the Northeast Asian Region.
Ueta M, Melville DS, Wang Y, Ozaki K, Kanai Y, Leader PJ, Wang C-C, Kuo C-Y. 2002. Discovery of the breeding sites and migration routes of Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor. Ibis 144: 340-343.
Carey GJ, Chalmers ML, Diskin DA, Kennerley PR, Leader PJ, Leven MR, Lewthwaite RW, Melville DS, Turnbull M and Young L. 2001. The Avifauna of Hong Kong. Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, Hong Kong.
Melville DS, McChesney S, Anderson C and Leader PJ. 1997. Predicted impacts of the Shenzhen River regulation project on waterfowl in Deep Bay, Hong Kong. Effects of habitat loss and change on waterbirds. ITE Symposium No. 30. Wetlands International publication No. 42. London.
Melville DS, Young L and Leader PJ. 1994. Fish Ponds around Deep Bay - Their Importance to Wildlife, especially Waterbirds. Shenzhen River EIA Interim Report 1. WWFHK.
John Allcock
Senior Ecologist
MRes, BSc (Hons)
Email: asiaecol@asiaecol.com.hk
Tel: 24862885
John specialises in ornithological research, and is one of Hong Kong’s leading experts on radio-telemetry studies of birds and mammals (particularly bats). He has in-depth knowledge of data analysis (including the use of software for analysing radio-telemetry data) and is also highly-skilled in computer mapping techniques using geographical information systems such as Arcview. John has experience of habitat creation and the design of mitigation measures for birds and bats, including the design, construction and installation of bat boxes. He is licensed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department in Hong Kong to trap and ring wild birds.
Selected publications and presentations:
Hart JD, Murray AWA, Milsom TP, Parrott D, Allcock J, Watola GV, Bishop JD, Robertson PA, Holland JM, Bowyer A, Birkett T & Begbie M. 2002. The abundance of farmland birds within arable fields in relation to seed density. Aspects of Applied Biology, 67: 221-228.
Holland JM, Southway S, Ewald JA, Birkett T, Begbie M, Hart J, Parrott D, Allcock J. 2002. Invertebrate chick food for farmland birds: spatial and temporal variation in different crops. Aspects of Applied Biology, 67: 27-34.
