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Launch of the Strategy:
2001-2005
2 News3 Network Site Reports

Published byAnatidae Working Group
Migratory Waterbird
Conservation Committee,
Wetlands International Asia Pacific

Official website
http://www.jawgp.org/anetWith financial support by
Ministry of the Environment,
Japan

Anatidae Site Network
is co-ordinated byunder the Asia-PacificMigratory Waterbird
Conservation Strategy.

the Anatidae Site Networkin the East Asian Flyway
No.2

November 2001

Launch of the Asia PacificMigratory Waterbird
Conservation Strategy: 20012005
The Strategy for the next 5
years of 2001-2005 wasdeveloped in the Okinawa
Workshop in October 2000.
The Action Plan for theConservation of Anatidae in
the East Asian Flyway
formed an integral part of
the Strategy. The Action Planaddressed the Priorty
Actions for Anatidae
populations and their habitatin the flyway to be achievedin next 5 years. Priority
Actions for effectively
managed network of important sites, globally threatened Anatidae
species, raised awareness, increased capacity, enhanced knowledge
base and increased information exchange, enhanced organisational
relationships are incorporated. Swan Goose Anser cygnoides andBaikal Teal Anas formosa were selected for the priority species to thedevelopment of action plan for the globally threatened Anatidae in
2001-2005. The Action Plan is published on-line in our website at:
http://www.jawgp.org/anet/p2001e.htm.
The prints of the Strategy have been distributed from Wetlands
International - Asia Pacific to the relevant organisations
governmental and non-governmental to the initiative and Site
Networks, and others. Environment
Australia provides a web page forbrowsing and downloading its PDF files
at: http://www.ea.gov.au/water/
wetlands/mwp/2001-2005/. The print isavailable from:
Wetlands International - Asia Pacific, 3A39
Block A Kelana Centre Point, SS 7/19,
Kelana Jaya, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor,
Malaysia. Tel: +60-3-7804-6770 / Fax: +603-7804-6772 / E-mail: wiap@wiap.nasionet.
net.

Anatidae Working GroupMr. Masayuki KURECHI (Chair)
JAWGP, Minamimachi 16,
Wakayanagi, 989-5502 Japan.
TEL +81-228-32-2004
FAX +81-228-32-3294
E-mail: son_goose@mva.biglobe.ne.jp
Mr. Robert R. LEEDY
Migratory Bird Management,
US Fish & Wildlife Service,1101 E. Tudor Road,
Anchorage, AK 99503 USA.
TEL +1-907-786-3446
FAX +1-907-786-3641
E-mail: robert_leedy@mail.fws.gov
Dr. SYROECHKOVSKI Jr, Evgeny E.
Institute of Ecology and Evolution,
Leninski prospect 33,
Moscow, 117071 Russia.
TEL&FAX +7-095-246-7154
E-mail: rgg@eesjr.msk.ru
Mr. WANG, Wei
Division of Wild Fauna and FloraManagement
State Administration of Forestry
No. 18 Heipingli Dongjie,
Beijing, 100714 China.
TEL +86-10 6422 9944
FAX +86-10 6427 1643
E-mail: wildlife@public.east.cn.net
Mr. PARK, Jin-Young
National Institute ofEnvironmental Research
2-1, Kyungseo-dong,
Seo-gu, Inchon,404-170 Republic of Korea.
TEL +82-32-560-7086
FAX +82-32-560-7068
E-mail: turnstone@hanmail.net
Ms. Marlynn M. MENDOZA
Protected Areas and Wildlife
Bureau (PAWB)
NAPWNC Compound,
North Avenue, Diliman,
Quezon City, 1101 Philippines.
TEL +63-2 924-6031
FAX +63-2 924-0109
E-mail: mendoza@psdn.org.ph
Mr. Uthai TREESUCON
Bird Conservation Society ofThailandc/o 69/12 Ramindra 24
Jarakheebua, Larprao,
Bangkok, 10230 Thailand.
TEL +66-2-519-3385/2-943-5965
FAX +66-2-519-3385
E-mail: utree@loxinfo.co.th
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News in the flyway
Mai Po and Inner Deep Bay, the 26th Anatidae Network Site
The famous wetland in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,
People's Republic of China, joined our Anatidae Site Network. It
regularly supports over 20,000 migratory Anatidae populations andmore than 1% of the East Asian population of Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna, in non-breeding season. The site has been listed in
Ramsar Sites and Shorebird Network Sites. A series of conservation
measures has been implemented in the site, and it is anticipated that
it will encourage other Anatidae Network Sites in enhancement of
their activities.
Management authority of the site is:Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department,
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,
Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices,
303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
http://www.afcd.gov.hk [Looking into Mai Po Ramsar Sitein the Conservation Section (in English and in Chinese)]
Mandarin Duck Society of Japan
A network of people interested in Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata inJapan was set up. The aim of the group is to research and gather
information on the species towards the enhancement of theconservation of the species and their habitats in the country.
Contact: Prof. Yuzo FUJIMAKI, Obihiro University, Inada-machi,
Obihiro, 080-0834 Japan. TEL +81-155-49-5500 / FAX +81-155-495504 / E-mail: fujimaki@obihiro.ac.jp.
The Garganey in the former USSR
The Duck Specialist Group of Wetlands International published an
overview of The Garganey in the former USSR, a compilation of the lifehistory information by S. Fokin, V. Kuzyakin, H. Kalchreuter and J.S.
Kirby (Wetlands International Global Series 7). The publication
addresses key gaps in the knowledge of this species in breeding
biology and their migration. For further information, please contact:
Wetlands International – International Co-ordination Unit, PO Box
471, 6700 AL Wargeningen, The Netherlands, TEL +31-317 478854 /E-mail: icu@wetlands.agro.nl.
Arctic Wilderness at Risk
Awareness poster was
published (on-line as well) by
WWF Arctic Programme, P.O.
Box 6784, St. Olavs plass, N0130 Oslo, Norway. TEL +4722 03 65 17 / FAX +47-22 20 06
66 / E-mail: arctic@wwf.no /http://www.wwf.no/wwfap

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Reports and information from the Network Sites

For more information contact:
The Regional Executive Director,
Department of Environment andNatural Resources - Regional Office IV,
1515 L&S Bldg., Roxas Blvd.,
Ermita, Manila, Philippines.

Naujan Lake National Park
Located in the municipalities of Socorro,
Naujan, Victoria and Pola, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines
Samuel R. Penafiel, Ceso III, Regional Executive Director
Naujan Lake National Park is a fresh water ecosystem and the fifthlargest lake in the Philippines. The lake area covers approximately
8,000 hectares to the park's 21,655 hectares.
In recognition of the importance of wetlands to the welfare of theFilipino people and in the protection of global biodiversity,
Presidential Proclamation No.74 declared February 2 of every year as"National Wetlands Day".
This year 2001, the focus of activity in Naujan Lake National Park
was the conduct of information drive in public schools within thevicinities of the protected area. Focal group discussions were also
conducted and held with the residents in the barangays nearby.
Lectures and discussion were focus on the importance of the lakeecosystem, wetlands and the role of Naujan Lake National Park in
the daily life of the people living within the park.
Another activity conducted during the first quarter of this year was
the conduct of migratory bird count in the park using the Asian
Waterfowl Census Data Form. Per census report, in January,
February and March of this year a total of 28,711 waterfowls wererecorded.
The Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula has the highest
occurrence at 11,000 in January, 10,000 in February but in March there
were only 4,000 individuals counted. Also notable was the WhiteBrowed Crake Porzana cinerea. Its presence was recorded only inMarch at 4 individuals.
The continuous bird count in the park will be a continuing activity
with a plan to involve the nearby communities in this undertaking
for them to better appreciate the importance of the wetlands and thewildlife it supports.

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For more information contact:
Yonago City Government,
Division of Tourism
Kamocho 1-1, Yonago, 683-0823 Japan.
TEL +81-859-23-5211
FAX +81-859-23-5598
http://www.city.yonago.tottori.jp
Yonago Waterbirds Sanctuary
Hikona-Shinden 665, Yonago,
683-0855 Japan.
TEL +81-859-24-6139
FAX +81-859-24-6140
E-mail: yonagomizudori@yonagomizudorikouen.or.jp
http://www.yonagomizudorikouen.or.
jp

The activity and organization in Yonago
Waterbirds Sanctuary
KAMIYA, Kaname, Nakaumi Waterbirds International
Exchange Foundation (Yonago Waterbirds Sanctuary)
Lake Nakaumi is located on Tottori and Shimane prefecture. It is
the 5th large size in Japan. This Lake is the most southern lake of
Bewick's swan in Japan in winter.
Yonago Waterbirds Sanctuary is Located at the end of the east on
Lake Nakaumi. This Sanctuary is very small. But this Sanctuary
is a very important place for the birds. If there is not thissanctuary, a lot of birds including Bewick's swan Cygnus
columbianus bewickii and Greater White-fronted Goose Anser
albifrons can not come flying to in Lake Nakaumi, because thisSanctuary is their for a roosting area.
However, the government of Japan had the Plan that reclaims 20%
of Lake Nakaumi. If the Original plan did in Lake Nakaumi,
Yonago Water birds Sanctuary would not exist now. But thecitizen of Yonago request to stop a part of the plan, because theplan influences for birds of Lake Nakaumi.
The Yonago City responded to the request of the citizen. Yonago
City Bought apart of the plan area on the reclamation way, andprotected. This area was changed Yonago Waterbirds Sanctuary
since 1991 year by Yonago City. In 1998, Yonago waterbirds
sanctuary visited 50,000 annual observation persons and 10,000
waterbirds in winter. Moreover, the Yonago City and Tottori
prefecture established "Nakaumi Waterbirds International
Exchange Foundation" by USD 3,000,000.
This foundation
activity is holding of a conference and a symposium about birds,
investigating of birds' migration and educating about theenvironment.
Also, a lot of citizens who approve of the main point of thisfoundation are doing Volunteers, they do and cutting grass in the
Sanctuary. They organized the meeting, which is called theSociety of Yonago Waterbirds Sanctuary Friendship, and takes partin the activity of Yonago Waterbirds Sanctuary and foundation.

Leaflet of the Sanctuary,bilingual in Englsih and Japanese
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Lastly, this foundation obtained a result about the bird's science.
The investigation of foundation discovered migration route of
Bewick's swan by the transmission machine in 1997. The parts ofBewick's of Yonago Waterbirds Sanctuary fly over the Japan Sea to
Vladivostok in only one night. Also, in 1999, one small birdcaught in Kamchatka, the bird is Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
with Japan's ring from Yonago Waterbirds Sanctuary. The birds ineastern Asia seem to be associating mutually. In the future, wewill expand further investigation of these birds with the relationgroup of East Asia.

4For more information contact:
Lena-Nordenskiold Biological Station,
Contact: Dr. Vladimir Pozdnyakov,
deputy-director, head of Research
Division of "Lena-Nordenskiold
Biological Station",
Kulakovskogo street 12-59, Yakutsk,
677007 Russia.
TEL +7-411-2-446 815
FAX +7-411-2-241 290
E-mail: sterh@sakha.com

Lena-Delta
Dr. Vladimir Pozdnyakov, Lena-Nordenskiold Biological Station
The Lena River Delta is one of the most important areas for
Anatidae breeding in the East Asian Flyway. It is the largest delta
in the North Asia (30.000 km2). Here there are 25 species of Anatidae,
15 of which nest. Not less than 200.000 ducks, 30.000 geese, 6.000
swans inhabit the Lena Delta in summer.
In 1985 the part of the delta (13.00 km 2) was included in the State
Nature Reserve "Ust-Lensky" of Russian Federation.
In thisterritory any economic activity is forbidden.
In 1996 theGovernment of Sakha Republic (Yakutia) included the restunprotected territory of the delta in the structure of Resource
Reservation "Lena-Delta".
In this territory only traditional
economic activity of the indigenous is permitted. In 1995 withfinancing of the Government of Yakutia and WWF Sweden theInternational Biological Station "Lena-Nordenskiold" (IBS) has beenbuild and inaugurated here.
Since 1994 in the Lena Delta the scientific staffs of Reserve and IBS
carry out monitoring for conditions and success of bird breeding,including Anatidae. This is helped by various foreign expeditions,the members of which carry out their scientific programs. For
these years the biologists and ornithologists from Belgium, England,
Germany, Holland, France, Sweden, South-African Republic, Japan
worked in the Lena Delta.
Black Brant and Bewick's Swan, breeding in the Lena Delta, present
the special interest for study. Here a zone of overlapping of areasof European Branta bernicla bernicla and American B.b. nigricans
subspecies of Black Brant is located. There are mixed colonies and,then, mixed pairs. These subspecies winter in Europe and at coastsof Mexico; their numbers increases and breading areas extend.
Among American subspecies it is necessary marked
an Asian population that winters in Japan, Korea andChina, but breeds basically in the Lena Delta. Statusof this population anxieties, as its numbers now isabout 5.000. The ornithologists of Reserve and IBS
have carried out the observation on conditions andefficiency of Black Brant breeding in 1999-2001 in theeastern part of the Lena Delta. But it is necessary the
special research of processes occurring in a zone ofjoint breeding of these bird groups, as it is possible theabsorption of Asian population by European andAmerican populations and disappearance of Black
Brant on winter grounds in the South-East Asia.
20 years ago there were only about 700 Bewick's Swans in the Lena
Delta. By 1994 their numbers has increased up to 6.000 andcontinues to increase. It is suggested the hypothesis that it isconnected with sharp decrease of reindeer numbers. Unfortunately,
nowadays the ornithologists, working in the Lena Delta, cannot
carry out the complete aerial count of swans because of its high cost.
In 1999-2000 in collaboration with Dutch scientists and with support

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List of neck-collars marked on
Bewick's Swan nesting in the
Lena Delta, 1999-2001.
Neck-Collar
Aug 1999
200C
201C
202C
203C
204C
Aug 2000
205C
206C
207C
208C
209C
210C
211C
212C
213C
214C
215C
216C
217C
218C
219C
220C
221C
222C
Aug 2001
223C
224C
225C
226C
227C

Age

Sex

J
J
J
J
J

U
U
U
U
U

A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
J
J

F
F
F
F
M?
F
F
?
F
M
M?
?
F
M
F
F
M?
F?

A
A
A
A
A

M
M
M
F
M

For more information contact:
WWF Arctic Programme
P.O. Box 6784, St Olavs plass
N-0130 Oslo, Norway.
Tel +47-22 03 65 17
Fax +47-22 20 06 66
E-mail: arctic@wwf.no
URL: http://www.wwf.no/wwfap

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from the Dutch Government it was conducted swan marking with
red neck rings. In 2001 the program on study of migratory ways
and determination of breeding areas of Bewick's Swan wintering inJapan. The staff of Yonago Waterbirds Sanctuary together with IBS
have continued the banding of swans in the Lena Delta. Only forthree years 21 adult and 7 young birds were marked.
Information of the resighting or recapture of these marked
swans in the sites is requested to report to national bird banding
centre in each country as well as the two Network Sites.
l Bird Ringing Centre, Moscow, Leninskiy prospect 86-310,
Moscow 117313 Russia. TEL +7-095-138-2231 / FAX +7-095924-6655 / E-mail: ring@bird.msk.ru
l National Bird Banding Centre, People's Republic of China,
Yiheyuanhou, Haidian District, Beijing, 100029 China. TEL+86-10-62582211 / FAX +86-10-62584972 / E-mail:bird.hz@nic1.forestry.ac.cn
l Bird Banding Centre, Yamashina Institute for Ornithology,
Konoyama, Abiko, 270-1145 Japan. TEL +81-471-82-1107 /FAX +81-471-82-4342
Brochures on Lena-Delta
and New Siberian Islands
Nature Reserve
WWF Arctic Programme has
published beautiful
brochures of the Nature
Reserve, in trilingual:
German, Russian andEnglish in 1998. It gives
good overviews of theReserve on geology, fauna,
flora and people withphotographs.

6For more information contact:
Administration of
the Khankaisky Nature Reserve
10, Ershov Str., Spassk-Dalniy,Primorsky Krai, 692210 Russia.
TEL +7-42352-23775
TEL&FAX +7-42352-23138
E-mail: khanka@mail.primorye.ru

Leaflet on Nature Reserve
Khankaiskii
The Reserve in the Lake
Khanka has a beautiful leaflet,
introducing the biologicaldiversity in the Lake andoverview of the Reserve withmap. The leaflet has Englsih
edition and Russian one,published with financial
support from WWF and
USAID. English one is on thewebsite of our Site Network
under the permission of theReserve, as well as Japanese
traslation.
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World Wetlands Day at the Lake Khanka Nature
Reserve
Dr. Yuri Sushitskii, Khankaisky Nature Reserve
On the 2nd of February all international publicity celebrated theWorld Wetlands Day, of Ramsar Convention. Fruitful and extensive
work in the sphere of the ecology education of the population has
been conducted from 1976 in "Khankaiskii" reserve. The mostimportant direction of this work is the work with children.
It has become a tradition to celebrate the World Wetlands Day inchildren's bodies of Spassk-Dalny and Spassky region. While
preparing for that great day the children were offered the programmeof arranging the confrontation and correspondence ecology
competition "The Earth is our Common Home". The most importantstage of it was the theory knowledge competition. Within theframework of that competition children were examined in theirknowledge connected with the theme "The Wetlands of Khanka".
The staff of the ecology education department of "Khankaiskii" reserve
conducted the series of lectures, round-table conferences and classmeetings at schools. The vast game programme developed by themclearly showed ecology contacts in nature. Children prepared for thecompetition very well quickly started the games. During the play they
were discussing the problems of the protecting the nature of
Prikhankaiskaya lowland.
It was a real pleasure to see that modern school children wereinterested in the problems of protecting the unique nature wetlands of
the Lake Khanka. The demonstration of video films and slides about
the reserve with the comments of the scientific workers drew people's
attention. The information on the reserve theme in the form of thereports was gathered and beautifully designed by the pupils of thetown gymnasium. Bright pictures of birds and other inhabitants of
the Wetlands were made by the children in order to decorate thechildren's ecology exhibition "Japanese crane is the reserve symbol".
The best works of the pupils will decorate the walls of the ecology
centre "Zhurarushka" in the reserve office. Besides the play "Thestory about the lake Khanka reserve and its inhabitants" was showed
to the junior pupils. The play was organised by the staff of the reservewith the assistance of the children's theatrical group of the Children's
creation home of Spassk-Dalny. The celebration of the World
Wetlands Day attracted children's interest. It can be proved by theirbright reports, pictures and wallpapers, devoted to this magnificent
holiday. Problems touched by the children had not mentioned byadults: parents, teachers and the state of the other educational
establishments.
In future, we believe, the celebration of the World Wetlands Day
will draw attention of various strata of society to the problems ofnature protection, raise the prestige of the reserve among the wide
publicity. The celebration of the World Wetlands Day has become theprimary stage in the circle of actions which will continue up to the22nd of February when the publicity celebrates the World Water Day.
The state of the reserve intends to arrange the children's essays
contest, of drawings and wallpapers, devoted to the Lake Khanka andrivers of the Prikhankaiskya lowland.
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Updated contacts of
Network Sites
since Anet Newsletter No.1
Cheonsu Bay: Environmental
Protection Department, Sosan-shi
City Hall, 492 Upnae-dong, Sosanshi, Chungchongnam-Do, 356-020,
Republic of Korea. TEL +82-41660-3330 / FAX +82-41-660-3748 /
URL <Korean>: http://www.
seosan.chungnam.kr
Akkeshi-ko & Bekambeushishitsugen: Akkeshi Waterfowl
Observation Centre (Akkeshi
Township Government, Division ofEnvironmental Policy), Ohbetsu 23, Ohtamura, Akkeshi, 088-1136
Japan. TEL +81-153-52-5988 /FAX +81-153-53-2121 / E-mail:awoc5@marimo.or.jp / URL<English>: http://www.marimo.
or.jp/AWOC/Welcome_eg.html

Lena Delta
Zapovednik"Taimyrski"

Chazy
Zapovednik

Selenga
Delta

TerhiynTsaggan
Nuur

Torey
Lakes

Kutcharo-ko
Miyajima-numa
Sanjiang Nature Reserve

Ogii
Nuur

Lake Khanka
Fukushimagata
Hyouko-suikin-koen
SakataCheonsu Bay

Akkeshi-ko andBekambeushishitsugen
Biwase-wan
Kushiroshitsugen
Otomo-numa
Kabukuri-numa
Shiroishigawa
Katano-kamoike
Biwa-ko
Yonago-Mizudori-koen

Mai Po andInner Deep Bay

Naujan Lake
National Park

Network Sites ofAnatidae Site Network in
the East Asian Flyway
as at January 2001

Published byAnatidae Working Group

Correspondence address:
c/o Mr. Yoshihiko MIYABAYASHI
Anatidae Flyway Officer ofWetlands International - Japan
JAWGP, Minamimachi 16,
Wakayanagi 989-5502, Japan.
TEL&FAX +81-228-32-2592
E-mail: yym@mub.biglobe.ne.jp
http://www.jawgp.org/anet

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