Rare Japanese ptarmigan
A rare sight:
A female ptarmigan has been found in Ishikawa Prefecture for the first time in about 65 years, the prefectural government said Friday. The adult bird was found on Mount Hakusan, about 70 kilometers from the closest ptarmigan habitat, at Mount Kitanomatadake on the border of Toyama and Gifu prefectures.
Ptarmigans are an endangered species designated by the Japanese government as a special natural “monument.”
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