Preparatory Workshop for Flyway National Monitoring in Japan
Ministry of the Environment of Japan The preparatory workshop for flyway national monitoring was held on 2nd and 3rd of February 2021 with the theme of understanding the…
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Official Launching of Regional Flyway Initiative
On 14th October, The East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP), in cooperation with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and BirdLife International today launched the Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI), a long-term…
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2021 World Wetlands Day: Restore our wetlands in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway
World Wetlands Day, celebrated every year on 2 February, to raise global awareness of the importance of…
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Environmental Educational activities during the COVID pandemic in Japan: Sharing by the Wild Bird Society of Japan
Due to the COVID pandemic, many stores and facilities were temporarily closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus infection since this spring. Seven facilities, including the Ramsar site…
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Colour marking of Bewick’s Swans on the West Pacific Flyway
The project aims to estimate the survival of adult and…
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New technique to eradicate invasive fish – Development of a pheromonal trap using bile of male Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides
Invasive species have caused a negative impact on the ecosystems of the earth. The largemouth…
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Introduction of the picture book “Explore the mystery of the Brent Goose”
Written by Yusuke Sawa from Yamashina Institute for Ornithology Brent Geese Branta bernicla_breed…
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First record of Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis in Japan
Reported by Tetsuo SHIMADA, Hiromi KANO & Toshihiro HOSOI We report the first record of Red-breasted Goose in Japan. The goose was observed in rice paddy fields (38°42’N,…
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Hand-made original “Kamishibai (story telling slide show)” download free
Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center of Narashino City Kamishibai “Gambare Chibita! (Hang in there, Chibita, a Red-necked Stint)” is now available to download and play for children…
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A hotspot map of seabird bycatch in gillnet fisheries developed in Japan
In March 2020, BirdLife International and Wild Bird Society of Japan have published a nationwide-scale hotspot map of seabird bycatch in gillnet fisheries in collaboration with a seabird scientist…
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