Return of endangered ptarmigans to wild in Japan

Return of endangered ptarmigans to wild in Japan

Japanese rock ptarmigans are pictured at Mt. Komagatake in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 11, 2022, a day after they were brought from a zoo in the first attempt to return the extinction-threatened alpine bird to the wild. (Pool photo)

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