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Rare Bird, Returned to Wild, Found to Have Successfully Overwintered; ‘Endangered’ Species May Be Revised to ‘Vulnerable’

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By Naoto Suzuki / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer

10:57 JST, May 3, 2025

NAGANO — One of seven artificially hatched Japanese rock ptarmigan chicks was found to have overwintered in the Central Japanese Alps, indicating that an Environment Ministry project to revive the species in the area is making progress, the ministry has announced.

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