Japanese grouse “Resurrection plan” in Nagano Transfer of 3 pairs of parent and child August 2: 6:36
Three groups of grouse parents and children were transferred by helicopter from another mountain in the Northern Alps on the 1st to the Central Alps in Nagano Prefecture, where plans for the recovery of the endangered Japanese grouse are progressing.
A Japanese national monument that is threatened with extinction, the Japanese grouse was extinct about half a century ago in the Central Alps of Nagano Prefecture, but it was confirmed that one female was inhabited at Mt.Kisokomagatake. Therefore, the Ministry of the Environment is proceeding with a revival plan.
As part of that, we have a plan to move and breed parents and children from Mt. Norikura in the Northern Alps, where the population is relatively large. In the morning of the first day, we used a helicopter to transfer three pairs of parents and children to Mt.
A total of 19 females, 3 females and 16 chicks hatched about 1 month ago, were transported in cardboard boxes for each parent and child, and immediately after arrival, they were transferred to a hut called a cage. It was put in.
After that, he was taken out of the cage and ran around energetically.
The Ministry of the Environment will protect these parents and children from natural enemies and protect them with cages for about a week only during the night, and then release the birds to familiarize them with the new environment.
Professor Emeritus Hiroshi Nakamura of Shinshu University, who is involved in the planning, said, "I'm relieved that I was able to safely transfer it. I want you to watch it quietly even if you see it on the mountain."