Oriental White Storks in the wild
The Number of the Storks in the Wild
table. Field population (as of November 30, 2022)
| male | female | Gender unknown | total |
|---|
hard release
| Hyogo Prefecturev | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| subtotal | 6 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
soft release
| Hyogo Prefecture | 14 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| Noda City, Chiba Prefecture | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| subtotal | 22 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
Leave the nest outdoors, etc.
| Hyogo Prefecture | 69 | 87 | 0 | 156 |
| Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture | 9 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
| Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Unnan City, Shimane Prefecture | 6 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Yazu Town, Tottori Prefecture | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Hokuei Town, Tottori Prefecture | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Shika Town, Ishikawa Prefecture | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Obama City, Fukui Prefecture | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Wild individuals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| subtotal | 117 | 140 | 0 | 257 |
total
| total | 145 | 161 | 0 | 306 |
*Caution (check below)
・Unidentified individuals and nesting chicks are not counted in the field population.
・Temporarily housed animals are not counted either in the captive population or in the field population.
・Includes individuals rescued before fledging and released outdoors after artificial brooding.
・Individuals that have not been sighted for more than a year are treated as ‘missing’ and are not includedincluded in the field population.
