考察地點 Field Sites

九龍水塘 Kowloon Reservoir

生境 Habitats

地點介紹 Site Description

九龍水塘屬於金山郊野公園範圍,在衛奕信徑第五段和第六段之間,於1910年落成。水塘的主壩、主壩水掣房、溢洪壩、溢洪壩記錄儀器房及記錄儀器房都在2009年被列為法定古蹟。

水塘最著名的莫過於猴群,有恆河猴及長尾獼猴兩種,都是引入後被放生而在郊外繁衍。

Kowloon Reservoir belongs to Kam Shan Country Park, and is situated between Wilson Trail Sections 5 and 6. It began operation in 1910. The main dam, main dam valve house, spillway dam, spillway dam recorder house and recorder house were declared monuments in 2009.

The reservoir is most famous for macaques. There are two species of monkeys, Rhesus Macaque and Longtailed Macaque. Both species are descendents of monkeys which were imported then released into the wild.