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Zoo starts crowdfunding campaign to protect endangered bird

TOYAMA, Japan, Dec. 16 Kyodo - A file photo taken July 6, 2017, shows a male wild rock ptarmigan.

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.

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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.

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Ptarmigan chicks at zoo

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2011, shows a Svalbard ptarmigan and its two chicks at Toyama Municipal Family Park zoo in Toyama City. The zoo said the same day the chicks hatched in late July in the first successful breeding of the Arctic bird species in Japan.

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Ptarmigan chicks at zoo

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2011, shows a Svalbard ptarmigan and one of its two chicks at Toyama Municipal Family Park zoo in Toyama City. The zoo said the same day the chicks hatched in late July in the first successful breeding of the Arctic bird species in Japan.

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Male ptarmigan on Mt. Norikura

A male ptarmigan stands on a rock on Mt. Norikura, central Japan, on June 5, 2015. Ptarmigan have been designated an endangered species and special national treasure in Japan. (Pool photo by Shinano Mainichi Shimbun)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ptarmigan eggs collected for artificial incubation

Hiroshi Nakamura (R), a professor emeritus at Shinshu University, collects eggs to artificially incubate and rear ptarmigan, a designated endangered species and special national treasure in Japan, in Mt. Norikura, central Japan, on June 5, 2015. (Pool photo by Shinano Mainichi Shimbun)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ptarmigan eggs in nest on Mt. Norikura

Photo taken June 5, 2015, shows ptarmigan eggs in a nest on Mt. Norikura, central Japan. Five eggs have been collected for artificial incubation and rearing. Ptarmigan have been designated an endangered species and special national treasure in Japan. (Pool photo by Shinano Mainichi Shimbun)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Zoo starts crowdfunding campaign to protect endangered bird

A file photo taken July 6, 2017, shows a male wild rock ptarmigan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ptarmigan chicks at zoo

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2011, shows a Svalbard ptarmigan and one of its two chicks at Toyama Municipal Family Park zoo in Toyama City. The zoo said the same day the chicks hatched in late July in the first successful breeding of the Arctic bird species in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Ptarmigan chicks at zoo

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2011, shows a Svalbard ptarmigan and its two chicks at Toyama Municipal Family Park zoo in Toyama City. The zoo said the same day the chicks hatched in late July in the first successful breeding of the Arctic bird species in Japan. (Kyodo)

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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)

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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)

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Rock ptarmigan in Japan

File photo taken March 15, 2019, shows a Japanese rock ptarmigan at Ishikawa Zoo in Nomi, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo