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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A crested ibis is pictured at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong, South Korea, May 20, 2024. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main habitat for c

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A released crested ibis is pictured in Changnyeong, South Korea, May 20, 2024. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main habitat for crested ibis in South Korea, Changn

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 20, 2024 shows a nursery room for crested ibis chicks at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong, South Korea. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 21, 2024 shows the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong, South Korea. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main habitat for creste

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Crested ibis "Long Ting" is pictured at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong, South Korea, May 20, 2024. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main hab

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A crested ibis is released into the wild in Changnyeong, South Korea, May 10, 2024. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main habitat for crested ibis in South Korea, C

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows a released crested ibis near Changnyeong, South Korea. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main habitat for crested ibis in South Korea,

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A crested ibis is pictured at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong, South Korea, May 20, 2024. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main habitat for c

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Breeder Han Yeong-In observes crested ibises at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong, South Korea, May 21, 2024. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 21, 2024 shows a training facility for crested ibis before their release at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong, South Korea. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis w

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member takes care of crested ibis chicks at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong, South Korea, May 20, 2024. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. No

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A released crested ibis is pictured in Changnyeong, South Korea, May 20, 2024. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main habitat for crested ibis in South Korea, Changn

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Crested ibis "Jin Shui" (R) is pictured at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong, South Korea, May 20, 2024. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main

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SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows a released crested ibis near Changnyeong, South Korea. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main habitat for crested ibis in South Korea,

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CHINA-FUJIAN-BIODIVERSITY-BIRDS (CN)

(240522) -- FUZHOU, May 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two Chinese crested terns (L and C) and a greater crested tern (R) forage at the Minjiang River estuary wetland in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 14, 2024. Located along the bird migration route between East Asia and Australasia, Fujian is noted for its great biodiversity, and the number of wild animal and plant species ranks among the top in the country. A large number of migratory birds breed, overwinter or stop over in the province every year, and about 600 bird species have been recorded here. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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Chinese Crested Tern

QINGDAO, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - Two young Chinese Crested Tern birds (R) and red-billed gull roost at a fishing port in Hongdao Street, Chengyang district, Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Nov 1, 2023. According to reports, Chinese Crested Tern is listed as critically endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and the current population of the Chinese Crested tern is about 200.

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Chinese Crested Tern

QINGDAO, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2023 - Two Chinese Crested Tern wait for the high tide to catch fish at a fishing port of Hongdao Street in Chengyang district of Qingdao, Shandong province, Nov 1, 2023. According to reports, Chinese Crested Tern is listed as critically endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and the current population of the Chinese Crested tern is about 200.

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Group of endangered gibbons spotted in China's Yunnan

STORY: Group of endangered gibbons spotted in China's Yunnan DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of crested gibbons in Yunnan, China 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XIONG YOUFU, Western Black Crested Gibbon monitor STORYLINE: A group of Western Black Crested Gibbons has recently been spotted seeking food in the Wuliangshan National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan. 　　 A monitor said that this is a gibbon family with one adult male, two adult females and their children. But one gibbon was obviously staying away. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XIONG YOUFU, Western Black Crested Gibbon monitor "Both male and female gibbons reach adulthood at eight and mature at 10. When they are mature, they will be driven out of the family. At first, they are just not allowed to be close, but to keep a distance of some 50 meters. Gradually they will be chased away and prohibited from staying with the family." 　　 The Western Black Crested Gibbon is a fir

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Ibis donation from China up in air amid territorial row

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows crested ibises in a cage in Shaanxi Province in October 2011. The planned donation of two Chinese crested ibises to Japan is in doubt due to Beijing's reluctance to formalize the deal amid the growing territorial row between the two countries over a chain of Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea known in Japan as the Senkakus and in China as Diaoyu, bilateral sources said on Aug. 27, 2012.

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Ibis donation from China up in air amid territorial row

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows wild crested ibises in Yangxian, Shaanxi Province, in 2010. The planned donation of two Chinese crested ibises to Japan is in doubt due to Beijing's reluctance to formalize the deal amid the growing territorial row between the two countries over a chain of Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea known in Japan as the Senkakus and in China as Diaoyu, bilateral sources said on Aug. 27, 2012.

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Young ibises in Sado

SADO, Japan - Two young crested ibises (L) look for food beside one of their parents (R) in a fallow rice paddy in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on June 1, 2012. The young birds were two of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a pair released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly in late May 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild in Japan for 38 years. (Pool photo)

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Young ibises in Sado

SADO, Japan - Two young crested ibises spread their wings in a fallow rice paddy in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on June 1, 2012. The young birds were two of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a pair released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly in late May 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild in Japan for 38 years. (Pool photo)

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Crested ibises transferred

NIIGATA, Japan - Officials at a Japanese crested ibis conservation center on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture carry a wooden box containing crested ibises on Jan. 21, 2011. Two pairs of the protected birds were sent to another breeding center in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, to reduce the risk of being infected with diseases as part of efforts to avoid their extinction.

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Crested ibises in Sado, Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - Two crested ibises rest on perches in a preparation cage in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 22, 2010, before being released into the wild. (Pool photo)

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Japan, China agree to diversify ibis habitat areas in China

BEIJING, China - Nobuyuki Yamaura (R), chief representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency's China Office, and Qu Guilin, director for the International Cooperation Department of China's State Forestry Administration, shake hands after exchanging contracts on conservation of the crested ibis on Jan. 29, 2010, in Beijing. The two countries inked a five-year project for diversifying habitat areas in China for one of the world's most endangered birds.

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Japan, China agree to diversify ibis habitat areas in China

BEIJING, China - Nobuyuki Yamaura (R), chief representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency's China Office, and Qu Guilin, director for the International Cooperation Department of China's State Forestry Administration, sign a contract on Jan. 29, 2010, in Beijing, on conservation of the crested ibis. The two countries inked a five-year project for diversifying habitat areas in China for one of the world's most endangered birds.

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Red-crested white crane hatched in Toyama from egg laid elsewhere

TOYAMA, Japan - A baby red-crested white crane hatched at the Toyama Family Park municipal zoo in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture on May 27 from one of two fertilized eggs laid at the Hamura municipal zoo in Tokyo. According to Toyama Family Park officials, this is the third successful case of red-crested white crane hatching in Japan from eggs laid elsewhere. The Toyama park has been trying to hatch red-crested white cranes but none of the eggs laid at the zoo was fertilized, zoo officials say. The egg that hatched was laid in April and sent to Toyama on May 15. The photo shows a crane tending the newly-hatched chick inside the Toyama zoo.

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2 ibis chicks in Niigata opened to the public

SADO, Japan - Two chicks recently born to a pair of endangered crested ibises given to Japan by China are opened to the general public on July 15 at the Sado Crested Ibis Conservation Center on Sadogashima Island in Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast. The chicks -- ''Shin Shin'' (L) and ''Ai Ai'' -- were hatched in May.

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2 ibis chicks in Niigata given names

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Agency chief Kayoko Shimizu reveals the names July 3 given to two chicks recently born to a pair of endangered crested ibises donated to Japan by China -- ''Ai Ai'' (L) for the female and ''Shin Shin'' for the male. The chicks were hatched May 8 and 10 at the Sado Crested Ibis Conservation Center in Sadogashima Island in Niigata Prefecture.

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Chinese ibises to arrive in Japan this month

A pair of crested ibises, an endangered bird, are expected to arrive in Japan from China around the end of January to help Japan's efforts to breed the birds, the Japanese Environment Agency said Jan. 9. Chinese President Jiang Zemin promised Emperor Akihito during his visit to Tokyo last November that China will present the two crested ibises, which were artificially bred in the country. The photo shows the pair of crested ibises -- male You You and female Yang Yang.

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2 ibis chicks to go to China

NIIGATA, Japan - Two crested ibis chicks born in 2001 to Mei Mei, a female ibis presented to Japan by China, wait for shipment to Shanghai at the Ibis Protection Center in the Sado Island, Niigata Prfecture, on March 5. They are to be sent to Shanghai on March 6 on schedule but a third chick, which was to follow them to China later, died at a Tokyo zoo March 5. The photo was provided by the center.

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Red-crested white crane hatched in Toyama from egg laid elsewher

TOYAMA, Japan - A tiny red-crested white crane hatched at the Toyama Family Park municipal zoo in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture on May 27 from one of two fertilized eggs laid at the Hamura municipal zoo in Tokyo. According to Toyama Family Park officials, this is the third successful case of red-crested white crane hatching in Japan from eggs laid elsewhere. The Toyama park has been trying to hatch red-crested white cranes but none of the eggs laid at the zoo was fertilized, zoo officials say. The egg that hatched was laid in April and sent to Toyama on May 15. The photo shows a crane tending the newly-hatched chick inside the Toyama zoo. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China agree to diversify ibis habitat areas in China

BEIJING, China - Nobuyuki Yamaura (R), chief representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency's China Office, and Qu Guilin, director for the International Cooperation Department of China's State Forestry Administration, sign a contract on Jan. 29, 2010, in Beijing, on conservation of the crested ibis. The two countries inked a five-year project for diversifying habitat areas in China for one of the world's most endangered birds. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China agree to diversify ibis habitat areas in China

BEIJING, China - Nobuyuki Yamaura (R), chief representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency's China Office, and Qu Guilin, director for the International Cooperation Department of China's State Forestry Administration, shake hands after exchanging contracts on conservation of the crested ibis on Jan. 29, 2010, in Beijing. The two countries inked a five-year project for diversifying habitat areas in China for one of the world's most endangered birds. (Kyodo)

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Crested ibises transferred

NIIGATA, Japan - Officials at a Japanese crested ibis conservation center on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture carry a wooden box containing crested ibises on Jan. 21, 2011. Two pairs of the protected birds were sent to another breeding center in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, to reduce the risk of being infected with diseases as part of efforts to avoid their extinction. (Kyodo)

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Crested ibises in Sado, Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - Two crested ibises rest on perches in a preparation cage in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 22, 2010, before being released into the wild. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Mei Mei, crested ibis from China, lays 1st egg in Japan

NIIGATA, Japan - Photo, taken and provided March 26 by the Sado Crested Ibis Conservation Center on Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, shows Mei Mei, a crested ibis donated to Japan by China last October, warming her first egg in the nest. Mei Mei mated with Yu Yu at the center. Under an accord of the two countries to preserve the endangered species, their first chick will be sent to China and the second will stay in Japan.

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Ibises show signs of entering mating season

NIIGATA, Japan - Japan's first artificially bred ibis, Yu Yu (R), and his mate, Mei Mei, are showing signs they may be about to mate. Officials at the Sado Crested Ibis Conservation Center in Niigata Prefecture's Sado Island, where the birds are houses, said Jan. 25 they seem to be getting accustomed to each other and have taken to resting on the same perch. Mei Mei was donated by China and arrived in Japan in October for mating purposes under an environmental accord signed by the two countries in Tokyo.

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2 ibis chicks in Niigata opened to the public

SADO, Japan - Two chicks recently born to a pair of endangered crested ibises given to Japan by China are opened to the general public on July 15 at the Sado Crested Ibis Conservation Center on Sadogashima Island in Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast. The chicks -- ''Shin Shin'' (L) and ''Ai Ai'' -- were hatched in May.

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Ibises enter mating season as feathers change color

NIIBO, Japan - The two ibises which produced Japan's first artificially bred ibis ''Yu Yu'' last May are showing signs of mating again, the Sado Crested Ibis Conservation Center in Niibo, on Sadogashima Island, Niigata Prefecture, said on Feb. 15. The photo, taken Feb. 11 and provided by the center, shows You You (L), the male, and Yang Yang, the female, presented to Japan by China. The color around their necks has changed to that for the mating season, the center said.

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Japan's 1st ibis bred in captivity likely male

NIIGATA, Japan - A handout photo released Jan. 18 by the Sado Crested Ibis Conservation Center in Niigata Prefecture shows Yu Yu, Japan's first crested ibis bred in captivity. Officials of the center said the ibis is highly likely to be a cock. Yu Yu was hatched at the center last May through artificial incubation, from an egg produced by two birds donated by China.

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Chinese ibises to arrive in Japan this month

A pair of crested ibises, an endangered bird, are expected to arrive in Japan from China around the end of January to help Japan's efforts to breed the birds, the Japanese Environment Agency said Jan. 9. Chinese President Jiang Zemin promised Emperor Akihito during his visit to Tokyo last November that China will present the two crested ibises, which were artificially bred in the country. The photo shows the pair of crested ibises -- male You You and female Yang Yang. ==Kyodo