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The site was identified as important in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	passage	2003	7,000-8,000 individuals	A4i

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	renewable energy	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Yukuru wakasanai	都道府県指定鳥獣保護区	2,832	protected area overlaps with site	0
Soya seibu	沿岸水産資源開発区域	63,853	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Sarobetsu-genya	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	2,560	protected area contained by site	2,560
Sarobetsu	国指定鳥獣保護区	3,739	protected area contained by site	2,560
Rishiri rebun sarobetsu	国立公園	34,825	protected area overlaps with site	0
Kabutonuma	都道府県指定鳥獣保護区	278	protected area contained by site	0
Common fishery right area(Hokkaido)	共同漁業権区域	4,863,624	protected area is adjacent to site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sarobetsu marsh. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sarobetsu-marsh-iba-japan on 05/12/2023.