A Paradise of Wild Birds in Ichikawa Traditional Cache
A Paradise of Wild Birds in Ichikawa
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The Gyotoku Bird Observatory is located in a corner of the Gyotoku Green Zone Special Preservation Area. This area, previously known as Shinhama, is known worldwide as a natural habitat for aquatic birds, and certain stretches of the Gyotoku / Urayasu Region, including the Shinhama Imperial Wild Duck Preserve, have been rebuilt and preserved in order to protect the aquatic birds and natural waterfront environment.
The total area of the land designated by Chiba Prefecture as Gyotoku Wildlife Preserve and the Shinhama Imperial Wild Duck Preserve is 83 hectares. Within these areas, preservation of birds and nature is top priority, and human use and entry is kept at a minimum. Redevelopment work began in 1995 to regenerate the swamp environment, and the project leads the country in habitat reconstruction attempts.
The Gyotoku Bird Observatory is a Chiba Prefectural facility, and was established in January 1976 as a social education facility focusing on the observation of aquatic birds. The current three-story building was opened in December 1979. A collecting station for injured and sick birds and a rehabilitation wing were added in March 1991, and now the facility serves not only a bird-watching space, but also as an educational facility on the preservation of wild birds and natural environments.
「行徳野鳥観察舎」は、「行徳近郊緑地特別保全地区」の一角にあります。ここは、かつて「新浜(しんはま)」と呼ばれ、水鳥の生息地として世界に知られた行徳・浦安地域一帯のうち、宮内庁の「新浜鴨場」を含む一部を水鳥や水辺の自然環境の保護のため保存・造成されたところです。
千葉県指定の「行徳鳥獣保護区」と宮内庁所轄の「新浜鴨場」を合わせた面積は約83ヘクタール。この中では鳥や自然環境の保護が優先され、人の利用は最小限にとどめられています。平成7年からは湿地環境の復活を目的とした再整備工事が進められ、全国に先がけて環境復元の実践を試みています。
「行徳野鳥観察舎」は千葉県の施設で、水鳥の観察をはじめとした社会教育施設として昭和51（1976）年1月に開設されました。昭和 54（1979）年12月には3階建ての現在の建物がオープンしました。また平成3（1991）年3月に、傷病鳥の収容、回復訓練施設棟が併設され、野鳥観察のみならず、野鳥保護・自然環境保護の普及啓発に利用されています。
cacheは24時間捜せますが、駐車場は夜間閉鎖されます。
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