By YUKIO KONDO/ Staff Writer
July 3, 2020 at 18:09 JST
The conservation office replaced seven unfertilized eggs of the female rock ptarmigan successfully with eight fertilized eggs brought from four facilities in Japan, including Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, on June 7. The photo was taken around Mount Kiso-Komagatake in the Central Japan Alps. (Provided by the Environment Ministry)
NAGANO--Five endangered rock ptarmigan chicks have been found dead in the Central Japan Alps in Nagano Prefecture despite the Environment Ministry's efforts to nurture them, after fleeing their nest. [Read More]
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