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Anet Newsletter No.3, Nov 2002 2 Reports and Information from the Network Sites and Projects from the Anatidae Site Network Anet in the East Asian Flyway Newsletter No.3 November 2002 Contents Conservation of Swan Goose and Baikal Teal 1 Swan Goose & The two species Baikal Teal are among globally 3 Reports from threantened Network Site & project Anatidae in the 7 News flyway (IUCN 2000). In the Action Plan for the Published by Conservation of Anatidae Working Group Anatidae in the Asia Pacific East Asian Migratory Waterbird Flyway: 2001-2005, Conservation Committee, the Action 5 indentified them Official website as the first two http://www.jawgp.org/anet species to enhance the consevation With financial support by with development © 2001 RGG & JAWGP Ministry of the Environment, of single species Japan action plans. In August 2002, a meeting was held in Beijing, China, where relevant experts and government officers gathered from countries in the range of these two species -- Russia, Mongolia, China, Korea, R., and Japan. They discussed and agreed establishment of Anatidae Action Plan & Task Forces for two species with membership from each country for Anatidae Site Network the development and implementation of action plans. The in the East Asian Flyway membership has been nominated or in the process of nomination is co-ordinated by under the Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Strategy. © 2002 Baikal Teal Task Force Anatidae Working Group from each country in and after the meeting. The coordination of each Task Force is led by Dr. Nikolay POYARKOV for Swan Goose and Dr. Mr. Masayuki KURECHI (Chair) JAWGP, Minamimachi 16, Hansoo LEE for Baikal Teal, respectively. The activities on these two Wakayanagi, 989-5502 Japan. species will be reported in our website. TEL +81-228-32-2004 The Baikal Teal Task Force produced an awareness sticker in 4 FAX +81-228-32-3294 languages in the region – in Russian, Korean, Chinese and Japanese. [email protected] English edition is only an image file on the website. Task Force Mr. Robert R. LEEDY members are the contacts for the use of the stickers in their own Migratory Bird Management, countries. The sticker for Swan Goose currently has only Russian US Fish & Wildlife Service, 1101 E. Tudor Road, edition but will be produced in other languages in future. Anchorage, AK 99503 USA. TEL +1-907-786-3446 Swan Goose Task Force Baikal Teal Task Force FAX +1-907-786-3641 corespondance address: correspondance address: [email protected] c/o Dr. Nikolay D. POYARKOV c/o Dr. Hansoo LEE Dr. SYROECHKOVSKI Jr, Evgeny E. Lomonosov Moscow ECOTECH Institute of Institute of Ecology and Evolution, State University, Environmental Ecology, Leninski prospect 33, Dept. Vertebrate Zoology, 1004 New Hanjin Officetel, Moscow, 117071 Russia. Moscow 119899 Russia 535-5 Bongmyoung-dong, TEL&FAX +7-095-246-7154 [email protected] TEL +(7) 095 939 2757 Yusung-gu, Daejeon 305-301 Korea Mr. WANG, Wei [email protected] Department of Wild Fauna and http://www.jawgp.org/ TEL +(82) 42 825 6477 Flora Conservation anet/anscy.htm FAX +(82) 42 825 6478 State Administration of Forestry [email protected] No. 18 Heipingli Dongjie, http://www.jawgp.org/ Beijing, 100714 China. anet/anafo.htm TEL +86-10 8423 8532 FAX +86-10 8423 8540 [email protected] Baikal Teal Symposium, Seosan City, Republic of Korea Dr. PARK, Jin-Young National Institute of Cheonsu Bay in Chungcheongnam-do Environmental Research is one of the largest wintering sites of 2-1, Kyungseo-dong, Baikal Teal in Korea. The area has Seo-gu, Inchon, been nominated to the Anatidae Site 404-170 Republic of Korea. Network at its launch with TEL +82-32-560-7086 participation of local authorities of FAX +82-32-560-7068 Chungcheongnam-do Provincial [email protected] Government and Seosan City Ms. Marlynn M. MENDOZA Government. The City Government Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) will hold a sympsium in early NAPWNC Compound, November 2002 to provide an North Avenue, Diliman, opportunity for researches, non- Quezon City, 1101 Philippines. governmental organisation members TEL +63-2 924-6031 and environment administrators FAX +63-2 924-0109 relevant to the species and their [email protected] wetland habitats to get together and Mr. Uthai TREESUCON share valuable information for Bird Conservation Society of enhancement of the conservation of Awareness brochure of Cheonsu Bay, Thailand them. Task Force members from the published in Korean and in English ©2001 Seosan City Government. c/o 69/12 Ramindra 24 range countries are to join there. Jarakheebua, Larprao, Bangkok, 10230 Thailand. For more information contact: TEL +66-2-519-3385/2-943-5965 Environmental Protection Department, Seosan-shi Official, FAX +66-2-519-3385 492 Upnae-dong, Sosan-shi, Chungcheongnam-do, 356-020, Republic of Korea. [email protected] TEL +82-41-660-3330 / FAX +82-41-660-3748 / http://www.seosan.chungnam.kr Anet Newsletter No.3, Nov 2002 2 Reports and information from the Network Sites and projects For more information contact: Scaly-Sided, Chinese, Merganser: sensitive spots Lena-Delta State Reserve Ongoing research project Contact: Dr.Diana Solovieva, Dr. Diana SOLOVIEVA, Lena-Delta Reserve, and Ornithologist, Fiodorova Street, 28, Tiksi, Valery SHOKHRIN, Lazo Reserve Yakutia, 678400, Russia The Scaly-sided, or Chinese, Merganser Mergus squamatus is among TEL +7 41167 53939 [email protected] rarest seaducks of Asia. The species is considered as "vulnerable" under the IUCN legislation. The estimation of world population varies from pessimistic 2,000 to the optimistic 10,000 birds, which are both based on the indirect data. Population trend is uncertain with expressed decline during decades of 60-80th. Most of the breeding area is situated in the South of Russian Far East and the North of China. Present project have been started in 2000 and aims to investigate factors, affecting Scaly-sided Merganser population in Russia, in order to improve conservation efforts. Project team worked on the both slopes of Sikhote-Alin Range, Primorye, Russia. Forty nine of artificial nest boxes were placed on the banks of following rivers, Avvakumovka, Kievka, Krasnaya, Iman (Bol'shaya Ussurka), Lazovka, Margaritovka, and Mineral'naya. Artificial nests program aims to investigate the influence of rivers' deforestation on breeding density and distribution of this rare duck. The results of the survey seemingly indicated an increasing of Scaly-sided Merganser population. Maximum breeding pair densities were 0,3 -- 0,4 pairs/km of river, with more than twenty rivers have been surveyed. For some rivers the breeding density of Scaly-sided Merganser was 3 -- 4 times higher, than in 1980s. Disturbance by human was found to affect the time budget of breeding pairs of Scaly-sided Merganser, what was resulted in extra flights and alerting. The best method to catch breeding Scaly-sided Merganser is seemingly the mist net trapping in twilights. A pair was ringed for the first time in the world. Project was sponsored by Lundi Co, Verl, Germany and WWT, Slimbridge, UK. Anet Newsletter No.3, Nov 2002 3 For more information contact: Ogii Nuur and Terhiyn Tsaggan Nuur in Mongolia The Administration of Ramsar Sites and Anatidae Network Sites Ogii Nuur Sum Arkhangai Province, Mongolia. Hisashi SHINSHO, Kushiro International Wetland Centre / The Administration of the Kushiro City Environmental Policy Division, and Khangai Nuur Natural Parks Tatsuo SHIBUYA, Kushiro International Wetland Centre / Tsetserleg, Arkhangai Province, Akkeshi Waterfowl Observation Centre, Mongolia. Akkeshi Township Environmental Policy Division. International Cooperation Department, Ministry of We had a chance to visit two sites in Mongolia from 22 July to 19 Nature and Environment, August 2002. It was under the Expert Dispatch Program of Japan Government Building-3, Baga, International Co-operation Agency (JICA). Here we report on our Toiruu-44, Ulaanbaatar-11, Mongolia. visit and waterbirds in two sites. TEL +(976) 1 312 269 FAX +(976) 1 312 401 Ogii Nuur locates in Ogii Nuur Sum (Village), Arkhangai Aimag Kushiro International (Province), c. 370km west of Ulaanbaatar. The village has an area of Wetland Centre (KIWC), 161,780 ha and a population of 3,500 people who are engaged mainly c/o Kushiro City Environmental in livestock herding. Ogii Nuur is a mesotrophic, freshwater lake of Policy Division, 3,189 ha and 25.4 km coast line. It has extensive marshes in western Kuroganecho 7-5, Kushiro, 085-8505 Japan. and south-western part. Indeed we visited limited area of the lake TEL +81-154-31-4594 and marshes, we counted > 1,700 Swan Geese Anser cygnoides, > 300 FAX +81-154-23-4651 Bar-headed Geese A. indicus and > 300 Whooper Swans Cygnus [email protected] cygnus. We found first year birds of all these three species. Based http://www.kiwc.net on our observation, it is clear that the lake is of international importance for Anatidae. We also recorded a number of other waterbirds, e.g. Anthropoides virgo, Tadorna ferruginea, T. tadorna, shorebirds, terns, gulls and egrets, and birds of prey. Local people in this village has traditionally used the closed lake carefully, but recently the circumstance of the lake has been getting worse on various factors. Local people has decided to promote and manage the ecotourism to the lake with enhancing the conservation and wise use of the lake and showing their traditional knowledge. Ogii Nuur, by T. Shibuya. In January 2002, the governor and a staff of the village, together with staff of the Mongolia Ministry of Nature and Environment, joined in the JICA training programme on ecotourism at Kushiro International Wetland Centre in Hokkaido, Japan. After their training programme, Birdwatching Board was established in the village. Our visit aimed at assisting in the establishment of Ecotourism Council with main contribution from the Birdwatching Board. Terhiyn Tsaggan Nuur locates in Tariat Sum, Arkhangai Aimag, c.
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