HKBWS BBS 香 港 觀 鳥 會 新 聞 組    Discussion Area 討論區    General 一般問題 (Moderators: BBS Moderators, Webcreeper)    Released Oriental Storks breed in Japan 放飛東方白鸛在日繁殖 « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Released Oriental Storks breed in Japan 放飛東方白鸛在日繁殖  (Read 785 times) Carrie Ma BBS Member BBS God     Gender: Posts: 390 Released Oriental Storks breed in Japan 放飛東方白鸛在日繁殖 « on: Apr 18th, 2006, 9:48am » Quote Modify An interesting message, share with members.     -----Original Message----- From: Simba Chan Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 5:22 PM To: apmw; orientalbirding Subject: [APMW] Released Oriental Storks breed in Japan     Dear all,   Following the reintroduction of Oriental Stork to the wild in Japan last September. One pair nested and laid their first egg on an artificial nesting post in Hyogo Prefecture yesterday.   Simba Chan Asia Division BirdLife International   ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----   -------------   http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20060415TDY02010.htm   The Yomiuri Shimbun   A white stork that is one of a pair released in September has laid its first egg in a nest near the Hyogo Prefectural Homeland for the Oriental White Stork in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture, the facility said Friday.   If everything goes well, a baby stork will hatch from the egg around the end of May and will be the first stork of this species hatched in the wild in Japan since 1964.   The species is designated as a special natural monument by the central government.   According to the facility, the pair--a 7-year-old male and a 5-year-old female--have spent most of their time together since they were released. Earlier this month, they were seen mating at a 12.5-meter-high nest pole.   The pole is about 2.4 kilometers southwest of the facility.   Yonuts o Osako, chief researcher at the facility, said at a press conference that he discovered the egg--which is about twice as large as a chicken's--at about 2:15 p.m. on Friday, when he was up at the nest to install a video camera to monitor the storks.   Other people involved in the wild breeding of white storks were surprised at the news.   "I didn't expect it to happen so easily," said Kojiro Matsushima, 64, a former chief breeder at the facility who retired four years ago.   "I'm happy, but I'm also concerned about whether the parents can care for the egg well enough for it to actually hatch," he added.   (Apr. 15, 2006)     « Last Edit: Apr 22nd, 2006, 8:26pm by Webcreeper » Logged Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- Announcement 簡訊通告 -----------------------------  - Membership Affair 會員事務   - Outings / Activities 戶外活動 / 講座   - Projects 項目計劃   - Crested Bulbul Club 紅耳鵯俱樂部 ----------------------------- Discussion Area 討論區 -----------------------------=> General 一般問題   - Conservation 自然保育   - Bird Identification 鳥類辨識   - Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 I   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 II ----------------------------- Special Topics 特別主題 -----------------------------  - Wild Birds & Avian Flu 野鳥與禽流感   - Sustainable Management Scheme in Long Valley 塱原可持續生態管理計劃   - Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺   - Goodbye Penfold 告別彭福   - Tern Conservation 燕鷗保育   - Black-eared Kite 鳶(麻鷹)   - Swifts and Swallows 燕與雨燕   - China Birdwatching Network 中國觀鳥活動網絡   - Winter Altas Survey 冬季鳥類普查   - Nature Conservation Policy 自然保育政策 ----------------------------- Knowledge Sharing 知識分享 -----------------------------  - FAQ 常見問題   - Archive 資料重溫 « Previous topic | Next topic »

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