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Site description (2007 baseline):
Site location and context
Mukawa is located in the southwest of Hokkaido. Around 90% of the tidal flat that existed until 1970s has vanished due to erosion. However, citizens, specialists and administration are now planning to restore the environment, through erosion control and developing man-made tidal flats and so on. Shorebirds are seen at those tidal flats and fresh water ponds. White-fronted Geese that fly to Lake Utonaiko and Yufutsu plain feed on surrounding paddy fields.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mukawa (Japan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mukawa-iba-japan on 24/11/2024.
