A research team on birds including Kiyoko Kuroda, sister of Emperor Akihito, has announced that it has confirmed that goshawks and owls are breeding in places such as the Imperial Palace.
It is rare for birds of prey to be confirmed breeding together in central Tokyo.
The survey was jointly conducted by the National Museum of Nature and Science and the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology in Chiba Prefecture from May to July this year, and Kiyoko Kuroda, a research fellow, also participated.
She observed the goshawk nests she found at the Imperial Palace and the Akasaka estate, and saw four growing chicks.
In addition, it was found that two owls had left the nest from the cry of the chicks.
It is rare for birds of prey to breed in green areas in central Tokyo, and the survey team suspects that the number of crows that chase birds of prey in flocks has decreased due to government extermination. I am analyzing whether there is.
Kuroda continued her research on birds, which she started after graduating from university, even after leaving the Imperial Family. I did.