Hotokenuma

Coordinates: 40°49′N 141°23′E / 40.817°N 141.383°E / 40.817; 141.383

Hotokenuma (仏沼) is a wetland area connected to Lake Ogawara at the base of the Shimokita Peninsula, Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Land reclamation projects begun in the 1960s to convert the area into paddy fields have since ceased. 222 ha were designated a Ramsar Site in 2005.[1][2]

Birds

Hotokenuma is home to the Japanese marsh warbler (Locustella pryeri), listed as near-threatened on the IUCN Red List.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Annotated Ramsar List: Japan". Ramsar. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "Ramsar Sites in Japan - Hotokenuma" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "An oasis for rare birds". The Daily Yomiuri. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
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