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 * Imperial Taro**

//Colocasia antiquorum// //Imperial Taro is native to Hong Kong//


 * Partial shade to shade.
 * Height: 3-4'.
 * Hardy zones 9-11 [**[|See Map]**]
 * Planting depth: 0-6".
 * **Recommended Pot Size:**
 * **Minimum** – [|10” Fabric Pot] or [|10”x6” Plastic Pot]
 * **Better** - [|16” Fabric Pot] or [|18”x12-1/2” Plastic Pot]

Reference http://www.watergarden.org/s.nl/it.A/id.655/.f?sc=2&category=52 Taro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (n.d.). //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. Retrieved March 20, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taro Hong Kong Wetland Park

At the Hong Kong wetlands we discovered that Apple snails were bought here for food but had parasites. The parasite got transferred to humans so they stopped eating them. All the Apple snails got thrown out into wild. That is how they apple snail got Introduced to Hong Kong. The apple snails eat Rice, Taro and about anything that grows. The Apple Snails live in fresh water and lay up to 800 eggs a week when it's hot. They mainly live in wetlands and fresh water. They were transported from South America to Hong Kong and Florida. The way they grow it is very hard to stop. In the wetlands they have people who pick the eggs off of leaves. The apple snail eats other native freshwater snail eggs. The apple snail lays their eggs above water on leafs.

Field Trip

Right now we are trying to book a field trip to the WWf, Arc Eden and Earth Watch. We are trying to plan this for next week. We want to interview some one and also book a field. All of these community's are based around hong kong. WWF is located Mainland Hong Kong. Wetlands is located in the new territories. Earth Watch is locate.22A CNT Tower, 338 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Ark Eden, Mui Wo, Lantau Island, Hong Kong.

=Questions for interview and call.=

Hello, I am a grade 5 student of Hong Kong Academy. In school my grade has recently participated in an exhibition. I have chosen the topic invasive species of Hong Kong. (Is there anyone I can speak to that will help me with my topic).

Questions:

Can I interview you? Do you know a lot about invasive species in Hong Kong? Can we do this interview over the phone or meet you or email you the questions? How else you help us? Can you recommend places we can go?

Interview questions: How do you think we can protect native species against invasive species? Wheres a big area that native species are being harmed?

Emails

cluk@earthwatch.org.hk http://www.arkedenonlantau.com/AboutUs.html www.**wwf**.org.**hk**/en/

Phone Numbers

Ark Eden: 852 9277 4025 Earth Watch: 852 2838 1114 WWF: 852 2526 1011

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