The East Asian-Australasian Shorebird Reserve Network
Migratory Shorebirds make seasonal international trips between Southern and Northern Hemisphere.
Yatsu Higata is Located at a point along the routes between Siberia and Australia,Which distance extends 12,000 km. Staging area for the birds is very important.
The East Asian-Australian Shorebird Reserve Network was adopted at the 6th Ramsar Convention in Brisbane, Australia in March 1996.
The Convention seeks for preservation of waterfowls by promoting conservation of wetlands along those flyways with international cooperation.
The 31sites in 10countries participated in the Network including Japan. (DEC.2002)
In Japan, The Yatsu Higata Tidal Flat, The Yoshinogawa River Estuary Area, Manko, Tokyo Port Bird 0ark, Kashima Shingomori have participated.
Headquarters of the Network is in Australia. The birds' data collected by this center is available in this Home Page.
The East Asian-Australasian Shorebird Site network
Network Sites
- 1. Moroshechnaya Estuary
- 2. Yatsu tidal flats
- 3. Yoshino Estuary
- 4. Shuangtaizi Estuary
- 5. Yellow River Delta
- 6. Mai Po - Inner Deep Bay
- 7. Olango Island
- 8. Wasur National Park
- 9. Kakadu National Park
- 10.Parry Lagoons
- 11.Thomsons Lake
- 12.Moreton Bay
- 13.Kooragang Nature Reserve
- 14.Corner Inle
- 15.The Coorong
- 16.Orielton Lagoon
- 17.Logan Lagoon
- 18.Firth of Thames
- 19.Farewell Spit
- 12.Tonda Wildlife Area
- 21.Tonggin Estuary
- 22.Manko
- 23.Chongming Dongtan
- 24.Yalu Jiang
- 25.Yancheng
- 26.Tokyo Port Bird Park
- 27.Western Port
- 28.Port Phillip Bay
- 29.Dalai Hu
- 30.Kashima Shingomori
- 31.Sungei Buloh
(DEC.2002)
