Community-Led Conservation of the Endangered Kentish Plover

Graduate School of Landscape Design and Management

Professor Michiro Fujihara

We are organizing and promoting community-led conservation activities to protect the Kentish Plover, an endangered species and the bird of Awaji City and Sumoto City. To achieve this, we are conducting surveys on nesting conditions, beach usage, wintering population, and advanced case studies. We are also implementing conservation measures such as establishing protected nesting areas and installing nesting protection fences. Additionally, we are raising awareness through study sessions for government officials, environmental education, and lectures. These efforts aim to develop and implement the research and activities of graduates from the 2021 academic year.