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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	winter	2003	present	A4i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	2003	present	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	Unknown	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1950	Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama	国定公園	100
1972	Nakakubiki kaigan	都道府県指定鳥獣保護区	85

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lakes Asahiike and Unoike (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lakes-asahiike-and-unoike-iba-japan on 22/11/2024.