The Ministry of the Environment has officially announced that it has selected the Noto Peninsula region in Ishikawa Prefecture and Izumo City in Shimane Prefecture as new candidate sites for releasing the crested ibises, which are designated as a special natural monument of the country, outside of Sado City, Niigata Prefecture. did.
In order to bring the crested ibis back into the wild, efforts have been made in Sado City to artificially breed and release them into the wild. It is a plan to newly release birds.
At a press conference after the cabinet meeting on the 5th, Minister of the Environment Yamaguchi revealed that nine cities and towns in Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture and two locations in Izumo City in Shimane Prefecture were selected as candidate sites for releasing birds.
All of them have large paddy fields and forests, and Japanese crested ibises lived there in the past.
Five municipalities, including Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, have also applied, but they will make a decision when local adjustments are further advanced.
In addition, we selected Oyama City in Tochigi Prefecture and surrounding municipalities, Nikaho City in Akita Prefecture, and Tome City in Miyagi Prefecture as areas where we will promote the development of environments for roosting and nesting for the toki that do not release birds.
The Ministry of the Environment hopes to have the crested ibis established outside of Sado City by around 2035, and plans to conduct environmental surveys at the proposed site and consider the timing of the release of the birds.
Minister Yamaguchi said, "I hope that the conservation and restoration of Satochi-satoyama will progress and lead to regional revitalization. I would like to work to realize the day when crested ibises fly in the sky in various places like in the past."