What we need

• 義工會駕駛本會的Nissan 7人車，協助牛義工隊員到指定地區執行牛羣巡查及派草工作 Driver will be driving our association's Nissan 7-seater car, to drive our crew members to service location in Lantau South
• 本會每週會有兩次服務需要司機協助，每次時間為 9:00am-3:30pm，義工可選擇有空時間出席（每月至少1次）We have 2 services per week, usually at 9:00am - 3:30pm, volunteers are free to choose available timeslots (minimum commitment is once per month)
• 義工需要有三年駕駛經驗，有正常健康體能 Three years of driving experience, with normal physical fitness

Background

定期護牛巡牛群是香港牛物種保護協會的核心工作之一。 工作涵蓋地區包括:大嶼山南區(7牛群)、城門郊野公園(1牛群)、西貢郊野公園(1牛群)及塔門(1牛群)。 南大嶼山工作隊暫時唯一支需要駕駛協會工作車執行每週巡查 7牛群及棲息地的隊伍。Regular herds inspection is one of the core bovid conservation practice of HKBCA. The practice is covering herds and habitats : 7 herds of Lantau South, 1 in Shing Mun ,1 in Sai Kung country park and 1 in Tap Mun. The Lantau South team is one requiring driving of the Association vehicle to cover 7 bovid herd habitats on weekly basis at the moment.

What we have

* 登記司機報到時將接受現場訓練。 如果駕駛員希望參加進一步的練習，他/她將需要在西貢參加兩小時的線上講座和一整天的現場培訓。Enrolled driver will receive training on site when they reported to the duty. If driver wish to participate the practice in further extances, s/he will then be required to attend to a two hours online lecture and one full day on site training in Sai Kung. * HKBCA是一個以眾籌自資營運的非政府組織，協會所有會員均自資形式參與工作。 HKBCA is a self/crowd funded NGO , all members of the Association is self-funded to participate all assigned duty.

Why this is important

現時在香港仍存活牛動物不但具有代表中國文明和文化歷史活圖騰的價值，更是在生態保育及人類學上具國際可持續發展目標的特殊標誌性價值，而香港牛物種保護協會已為香港牛物種保育發展堅持了19年，是香港現時唯一具牛物種生態專業學術資格和提供恆常地的在野生態及物種保育工作的組織。Bovid species existing in Hong Kong, they are not only the value of representing Chinese civilization and cultural history as living totems, but also an ecological conservation and anthropology importance marking an international society for sustainable development goals. The Hong Kong Bovid Conservation Association has insisting the practice for over 19 years and is currently the only organization in Hong Kong that qualifying professionally both academically in bovid species and ecology conservation , as well as provides regular and ongoing ecology and species conservation practice on fields.投身協會成為謢牛巡守義工隊員，不但是守護香港自然生態條件，更是守護香港作為國際城市在生態環境保育上的領先地位。Joining HKBCA to become one of our member , you are not only protecting Hong Kong's natural ecological conditions and the bovid animals, but also taking Hong Kong's leading position as an international city in ecological environment conservation.

Project Period

15 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2024

Location

大嶼南 Lantau South

Team Project

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