Sub-species of Japanese grouse raised at Toyama park

Sub-species of Japanese grouse raised at Toyama park

TOYAMA, Japan - A Svalbard ptarmigan, a sub-species of the Japanese grouse, is shown at the Toyama Municipal Family Park in Toyama, central Japan, on Nov. 18, 2014. The Environment Ministry is planning a test to rear the Japanese grouse, an endangered species designated as a special natural treasure, at a zoo after collecting its eggs.

Sub-species of Japanese grouse raised at Toyama park

Sub-species of Japanese grouse raised at Toyama park

TOYAMA, Japan - A Toyama Municipal Family Park staff member observes Svalbard ptarmigan, hatched and reared from eggs provided by the University of Tromso in Norway, in Toyama, central Japan, on Nov. 18, 2014. The Environment Ministry is planning a test to rear the Japanese grouse, an endangered species designated as a special natural treasure, at a zoo after collecting its eggs.

Sub-species of Japanese grouse raised at Toyama park

Sub-species of Japanese grouse raised at Toyama park

TOYAMA, Japan - A Toyama Municipal Family Park staff member observes Svalbard ptarmigan, hatched and reared from eggs provided by the University of Tromso in Norway, in Toyama, central Japan, on Nov. 18, 2014. The Environment Ministry is planning a test to rear the Japanese grouse, an endangered species designated as a special natural treasure, at a zoo after collecting its eggs. (Kyodo)

Sub-species of Japanese grouse raised at Toyama park

Sub-species of Japanese grouse raised at Toyama park

TOYAMA, Japan - A Svalbard ptarmigan, a sub-species of the Japanese grouse, is shown at the Toyama Municipal Family Park in Toyama, central Japan, on Nov. 18, 2014. The Environment Ministry is planning a test to rear the Japanese grouse, an endangered species designated as a special natural treasure, at a zoo after collecting its eggs. (Kyodo)