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Animal-pathway Construction Record
Here, we introduce the process of constructing an Animal-pathway on Yatsugatake Highland Road in HokutoCity.
The Animal-pathway is assembled on the ground and fixed with a roof before being moved to the installation location on the road.
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Animal-pathway in “Nasu Heisei no Mori”
The northern half of the Nasu Imperial Villa in Nasu was opened to the public and placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Environment, and “Nasu Heisei no Mori” opened in 2011.
“Nasu Heisei no Mori” is an untouched forest with abundant biodiversity, and in 2010, our chairman Minato and others conducted a survey confirming the presence of Japanese dormouse and other animals.
As the forest is separated by a prefectural road, an Animal-pathway was installed as a passage between the two areas. The design was done by the Animal-pathway Research Society, and construction was delayed due to the earthquake, but it was carried out in October. On the day it was installed, Japanese dormouse were confirmed to be using it in the middle of the night.
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COP15 (Convention on Biological Diversity) is underway !
COP15 (15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity) was held in Montreal, Canada from December 7, 2022 to February 19, 2023. The Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted in 1992 with the aim of achieving the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the conservation of biodiversity, the sustainable use of its components, and access to genetic resources.
About COP10
At COP10, held in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in October 2010, Japan chaired the conference, and the adoption of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, which are world targets for biodiversity, and the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization were adopted. Animal-pathways were also introduced there. Please see the exhibition at the Biodiversity Exchange Fair and the international symposium and Animal-pathway inspection tour in Kiyosato.
Cooperation: Animal-pathway Research Society
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Crossing the Triangle Bridge
A couple of Japanese dormouse are running across the Triangle Bridge at night. Why is a small Japanese field mouse carrying leaves and branches? Please watch the monitoring video of the Animal-pathway in Heisei Nasu Forest, Tochigi Prefecture.
Other arboreal animals, insects, and birds such as squirrels, black-capped tit, jays, martens,dormouse, pill bugs, small Japanese field mouse, and stink bugs are also using Animal-pathways in various locations