We will be moving two Oriental White Stork.

Tama Zoo will be moving two female Oriental White Stork to Tobu Zoo (Saitama Prefecture).

Migratory Oriental White Stork

Female, born April 3, 2012 (at Omoriyama Zoo in Akita City)
International pedigree registration number 1127

Female, born June 24, 2008 (Tama Zoo)
International pedigree registration number 978

Planned moving date

Wednesday, December 2, 2026
*Depending on the animals' condition, the transfer may be postponed or canceled.
If the event is postponed or canceled, we will announce it on Tama Zoo official website.

background

At our zoo, as a member of the Inter-institutional Panel on Population Management of the Oriental White Stork (IPPM-OWS), we collaborate with other facilities to maintain genetically sound wild and captive populations and work on Oriental White Stork conservation.

As part of the IPPM-OWS initiative, based on the Management Plan of the Public Interest Incorporated Association Oriental White Stork Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums Biodiversity Committee, the zoo will be relocated through breeding loans (lease agreements between zoos for breeding purposes).

Animal care status at the zoo (as of the end of September 2026)

48 birds (21 males, 25 females, 2 unknown) *This includes the 2 birds being moved this time.