NIPPON Kichi - 日本吉

2007/6/18

ウトナイ湖 Utonai-ko Lake Utonai

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Lake Utonai is a freshwater lake located to the east of Tomakomai City, Hokkaido. This lake is known as the place where flocks of Greater White-fronted Goose and swans come flying and called as the treasure box of plants and animals or the birds’ paradise, where more than 250 species of birds have been confirmed so far. Fed by clear streams of the Bibi River and the Tokisatamappu, the lake is the largest of all the mires and marshes surrounding the area, with a circumference of 9 km, an area of 275 ha and an average depth of 60 cm. As visitors can come in contact with wild birds and nature that changes with seasons, a lot of people come for bird watching and nature observation. In 1981, the area of 510 ha including the lake and surrounding wetlands was designated as Japan’s first “sanctuary” for wild birds by the Wild Bird Society of Japan. In the next year, the area was nationally designated as a wildlife preserve. Also in 1991, the area was designated as a registered wetland under the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as a Waterfowl Habitat, known as the Ramsar Convention, as the 4th site in Japan. Now migratory birds and other wild birds are protected in the area.

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Uenae, Tomakomai, Hokkaido 059-1365
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Lake Utonai




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