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Japan Showcases National Partnership Strength at EAAFP Meeting
The East Asian–Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Secretariat had the honour of witnessing the lively energy of Japan’s National Partnership during a hybrid meeting held from December 7 to 10, 2023. This event held special significance for our Chief Executive, Jennifer George, who played a key role in crafting the EAAFP National Partnership Guidelines. Masterfully organised […]
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Japan and U.S.A. announced Sister Site Agreement to strengthen collaboration to conserve migratory waterbirds
On 8th February, 2023, the Government of Saga City, Japan and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)-Alaska signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a Sister Site relationshipbetween Flyway Network Sites Higashiyoka-higata (EAAF 124) of Japan and Qupałuk (EAAF 133) of U.S.A. The agreement promotes closer collaboration on conserving migratory waterbirds. A virtual signing ceremony […]
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Awareness raising event about the conservation of shorebirds was held at the Higashiyoka-higata Tidal Flat in Saga City, Japan.
The Higashiyoka-higata Tidal Flat (EAAF124) in Saga City, Saga Prefecture, is one of the most important habitats for shorebirds in Japan, and is designated as a Flyway Network Site in the EAAFP Flyway Site Network. Many migratory waterbirds like shorebirds come to the tidal flat, and the tidal flat is crowded with many waterbirds every […]
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Welcome Sarobetsu Wetland in Japan as new Flyway Network Site
On 25th October 2021, the EAAFP and its Partners welcomed Sarobetsu Wetland in Japan as the new Flyway Network Site (EAAF 151). This also marks the 34th Flyway Network Site (FNS) in Japan and the 151th in EAAFP Flyway Site Network. As one of the northern-most FNS in Hokkaido, Japan, Sarobetsu Wetland serves as the gateway […]
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Report of the Breeding Bird Atlas of Japan -Mapping the present status of Japan’s birds 2016-2021.
Japan Bird Research Association has recently published “Report of the Breeding Bird Atlas of Japan -Mapping the present status of Japan’s birds 2016-2021”, and the English version of the Japanese Breeding Bird Atlas, edited by Reiko Kurosawa and Simba Chan, is available now: www.bird-atlas.jp/result-e.html The report summarized the trends of distribution and abundance of three […]
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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 trends of waterbirds migration using the Flyway Site Network and strengthening the monitoring system in Flyway Network Sites (FNS) (hosted by Ministry of the Environment, via online). […]
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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 which Wild Bird Society of Japan (WBSJ, EAAFP Partner) operates, were also closed until June. Although many facilities reopened during summer, we had to take various […]
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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, 141°6’E) around Lake Izunuma-Uchinuma, northern Japan, on 6th October 2019. Based on the plumage, it was considered as an adult. This Red-breasted Goose was always found within […]
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Oriental Stork breeding in eastern Japan, after more than a century
On 7 June 2020, two Oriental Stork chicks were confirmed on an artificial nest tower at Watarase-yusuichi, a Ramsar Site at Tochigi Prefecture in eastern Japan. This is the first case of Oriental Stork hatching in the wild in eastern Japan for more than a century. The four-year old father stork was a released bird […]
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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 from the University of Tokyo. The map suggested four areas, including Eastern and Northwestern Hokkaido, as hotspots for seabird bycatch in gillnet fisheries. Bycatch in fisheries […]
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