Hotokenuma
Hotokenuma
- Country:
- Japan
- Site number:
- 1543
- Area:
- 222.0 ha
- Designation date:
- 08-11-2005
- Coordinates:
- 40°40'N 141°22'59"E
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Hotokenuma. 08/11/05; Aomori; 222 ha; 40°49'N 141°23'E. NWPA. Hotokenuma lies at the Pacific coast of Shimokita-Hanto peninsula, connected to the largest lake Ogawara-ko. It was part of the converted ricefields under a reclamation project in the early 1960s which was later suspended by the government, when Hotokenuma became an undisturbed reedlands owned by the Misawa city. It is a low moor dominated by common reed, Phragmites communis. Hotokenuma was brought to public attention for the sighting of IUCN Redlisted Japanese Marsh Warbler Locustella pryeri, a species found only in some parts of China and Japan with last remaining world population of 2500. It is also a breeding site for endangered Japanese Reed-bunting and Schrenck's Bittern and important staging site for migratory waterbirds. Apart from the special wildlife protection, a nature conservation programme was conducted in the past. Ramsar site no. 1543. Most recent RIS information: 2005.
Administrative region:
Aomori
National legal designation:
- National Wildlife Protection Area NWPA
Last publication date:
08-11-2005
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)
- JP1543RIS.pdf
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