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Jun Kawahara
Studies on the reproductive ecology of Eurasian Least Shrew◎ Press releases regarding the birth of Eurasian Least Shrew etc.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Construction
Results of efforts to elucidate the reproductive ecology of shrews (October 14, 2021)
Tama Zoo (Tokyo Zoo Net)
Results of efforts to elucidate the reproductive ecology of shrews (October 14, 2021)
Until I encountered the world's first birth of Eurasian Least Shrew (January 4, 2022)
◎Website of Jun Kawahara's research on Eurasian Least Shrew
Eurasian Least Shrew (LEAST SHREW)
Togarichu Club Member Kawahara (YouTube)
Aichi Prefectural Ichinomiya High School Biology Club
Inducing spawning behavior in bitterling species and developing artificial spawning devices: For the conservation of bitterling.
Itasenpara Protection and Awareness Campaign*We would appreciate your cooperation in completing
the survey on the Japanese bitterling (Itasenpara) conducted by the Biology Club of Aichi Prefectural Ichinomiya High School.
Specified Nonprofit Organization Beelia (Bonobo) Protection and Support Association
Conservation of wild bonobos in the Luau Academic Reserve and surrounding areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Daito Scops Owl Conservation Research Group
An attempt to clarify the foraging strategy of the rare subspecies Daito Scops Owl by analyzing its habitat◎
Daito Scops Owl Conservation Research Group Website
White-bellied Heron Conservation Team
Improving the breeding and release techniques of breeders at a conservation facility for the endangered white-bellied heron in the Kingdom of Bhutan(Due to the social disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the breeder from the Kingdom of Bhutan is unable to travel to Japan. Therefore, the use of the funds has been changed to address the most urgent issue in the current conservation of the White-bellied Heron: "Construction of cages for off-situ breeding of the endangered White-bellied Heron.")
(March 13, 2022)
(October 18, 2022: Added White-bellied Heron Conservation Team)
(April 29, 2023: Removed Dai Togane, Kosuke Akita, and Kazuho Anan)
