| Date |
Event |
| October 30th 31rd, 2021 |
The 6th International Conference on the Future of Oriental White Storks was held. |
| October 5rd, 2021 |
Breeding resumed in the first flying cage “promised cage”. |
| May 6rd, 2021 |
Outdoor Oriental White Stork chick born in Obama City, Fukui Prefecture. |
| April 13rd, 2021 |
Succeeded in breeding orphaned wild Oriental White stork chicks in foster care [Japan’s first]. |
| April 6rd, 2021 |
A temporary prosthesis was attached to an individual who lost one leg (J0325) and rehabilitation started (unfortunately, he died on October 31). |
| April 2rd, 2021 |
Outdoor Oriental White Stork chicks born in Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture [first outside of Tajima area in Hyogo Prefecture]. |
| June 25rd, 2020 |
Reach 200 wild Oriental White storks. |
| May 30rd, 2020 |
Outdoor stork chicks born in Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture [first in eastern Japan since the start of the project to return them to the wild] |
| May 19rd, 2020 |
Birth of breeding stork chicks inheriting the pedigree of wild Oriental White Storks that flew to Tajima. |
| May 15rd, 2020 |
An outdoor Oriental White Stork chick is born in Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture. |
| April 13rd, 2020 |
An outdoor Oriental White Stork chick is born in Wadayama-cho, Asago City. |
| December 8rd, 2019 |
Outdoor Oriental White storks that left Japan flew to China for the first time. |
| December 5rd, 2019 |
Oriental White Stork conservation and Breeding Center No. 1 Flying Cage registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property. |
| November 2rd, 2019 |
Hyogo park of Oriental White Stork 20th Anniversary Commemorative Ceremony and Commemorative Symposium Held. |
| June 23rd, 2019 |
A healthy egg was passed on to a consanguineous pair Two chicks have left tha nest [first time in the field]. |
| May 27rd, 2019 |
An outdoor stork chick is born in Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture. |
| May 13rd, 2019 |
Wild stork chicks born in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture for the first time in 55 years [fifth outside the Toyooka Basin area]. |
| May 5rd, 2019 |
A new Oriental White Stork chick was born in Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture [fourth outside the Toyooka Basin area]. |
| April 1rd, 2019 |
Yasuo Ezaki appointed as the 3rd Principal. |
| March 19rd, 2019 |
Transferred 6 adult birds (5 males, 1 female) to weltvogelpark walsrode, Germany. |
| September 30rd, 2018 |
Received the 50th Anniversary Award from the Agency for Cultural Affairs. |
| September15rd, 2018 |
Director Tetsu Yamagishi publishes “The Great Adventure of the Oriental White Stork Across the Sea “Genki-kun Monogatari””. |
| May 22rd, 2018 |
A chick was born in Isasuto, Yokacho, Yabu City [first in the Minami-Tajima area]. |
| May６rd, 2019 |
Outdoor Oriental White Stork chicks born in Amino-cho, Kyotango City [third case outside the Toyooka Basin area]. |
| June19rd, 2017 |
Reach 100 wild Oriental White Storks. |
| April 26rd, 2017 |
Wild Oriental White Stork chick born in Unnan City, Shimane Prefecture [Second case outside the Toyooka Basin area]. |
| March 22rd, 2017 |
Outdoor Oriental White Stork chicks born in Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture [first outside the Toyooka Basin area]. |
| September 25rd, 2016 |
Oriental Whit Storks released in Fukui Prefecture. |
| July 18rd, 2016 |
Oriental White stork release in korea. |
| October 18rd, 2015 |
Ceremony held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Oriental White Storks release. |
| October 3rd, 2015 |
Fukui begins releasing storks back into the wild. In releasing the storks, we were able to provide information and training on how to install transmitters and carry out habituation of the storks at the Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork. |
| September 3rd, 2015 |
Stork release begun in Yesan County, South Korea. |
| July 23rd, 2015 |
Stork release begun in Noda city, Chiba prefecture (the first time to do so outside of Hyogo prefecture). Coinciding with the release methods for release and placement of homing devices was also taught. |
| July 19th, 2014 |
The 5th International Conference on the Future of Oriental White Storks was held. |
| April 1st, 2014 |
Graduate School of Regional Resource Management, University of Hyogo was established within the Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork. The two departments (Rural Ecology Research and Geo Environmental Research) were reorganized into the three (the Eco-Research, Geo-Research and Socio-Research. |
| March 17th, 2014 |
The first wild fledgling from the Toyooka basin migrates abroad (South Korea). |
| December 18th, 2013 |
The Inter-institutional Panel on Population Management of the Oriental white stork (IPPM-OWS) is established |
| June 13th, 2013 |
Two young storks are released into the wild from the Isa location in Yabu city, this is the first time to set a stork free (soft release) outside of Toyooka city. |
| October 31st, 2012 |
Four adult storks (2 males, 2 females) transferred to Russia’s Khabarovsk zoological gardens. |
| October 19th, 2012 |
First time to place release base facilities outside of the Toyooka basin. The facilities are set up in the cities of Yabu and Asago in Hyogo prefecture. Each facility received two storks each from Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork. |
| May 25th, 2012 |
A baby stork hatches in Kyotango city, Kyoto.(The first time for a stork to hatch a baby outside of Hyogo prefecture after being freed.) |
| August 22nd, 2011 |
Grand Design for Reintroduction of the Oriental White Stork was announced. |
| October 30th, 2010 |
The 4th International Conference on the Future of Oriental White Storks was held. |
| October 30th, 2010 |
Four adult(2 males, 2 females) Oriental white storks transferred to Korea National University of Education’s Korea Institute of Oriental White Stork Reintroduction Research Center. |
| October 15th, 2010 |
Satoshi Yamagishi was appointed as the park’s second director. |
| April 1st, 2010 |
Geo Environmental Research Department was installed. |
| October 31rd, 2009 |
Ceremony for the 10th anniversary of Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork was held. |
| July 31st, 2007 |
The first time for a freed stork to have young leave the nest in the wild.(43 years since the last wild incubation in the country, 46 years since the last fledgling.) |
| September 24th, 2005 |
Pilot release of the Oriental White Stork into the wild was started. The 3rd International Forum on Reintroduction of the Oriental White Storks was held. |
| February 23rd, 2005 |
Two adult male Oriental White Storks were transferred to Korea National Institute of Oriental White Stork Reintroduction Research Center, Korea National University of Education. |
| December 12th, 2004 |
Oriental White Stork Fan Club was founded. |
| September 15th, 2004 |
To mark the 35th anniversary of friendship ties between Hyogo Prefecture and Khabarovsk Territory, a ceremony was held to receive Oriental White Storks. |
| August 21st, 2004 |
Two young wild storks were received as a gift from Russia (Khabarovsk Territory). |
| February 27th, 2004 |
Preventive measures were established against the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) occurring in Japan. |
| November 26th, 2003 |
Received a wild Oriental White Stork caught in Aichi Prefecture. |
| November 9th, 2003 |
To mark the park’s 4th anniversary, the Oriental White Stork Sea of Japan International Forum was held. |
| September 4th, 2003 |
Habituation training of candidate storks for release into the wild was started. |
| July 15th, 2003 |
Two young storks were received as a gift from Russia (Khabarovsk Territory). |
| March 2003 |
Action Plan for the Reintroduction of the Oriental White Stork was devised. |
| March 6th, 2003 |
One young stork was received from Tennoji Zoo of Osaka. |
| January 21st, 2003 |
To ensure genetic diversity, breeding restrictions were put into effect. |
| January 11th, 2003 |
One stork was exchanged with Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park. |
| December 18th, 2002 |
An artificial nest tower was constructed in the Shounji area of Toyooka for the first time since the storks became extinct in the wild. |
| November 4th, 2002 |
The forum was held to mark the third anniversary of Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork opening. |
| August 5th, 2002 |
One wild Oriental White Stork (named Hachigoro) immigrated to the Toyooka Basin. |
| July 5th, 2002 |
The number of storks being raised exceeds 100 bird in Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork. |
| June 25th, 2002 |
Liaison Committee for the Reintroduction of the Oriental White Stork was held for the first time. |
| May 31st, 2002 |
One stork was received from Tama Zoological Park of Tokyo. The number of storks being raised exceeds 100, including nestling in captivity in Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork. |
| December 23rd, 2001 |
Two young storks were received from Tennoji Zoo of Osaka. |
| November 4th, 2001 |
The forum was held to mark the second anniversary of Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork’s opening. |
| March 31st, 2001 |
Two young storks were received from Tama Zoological Park of Tokyo. |
| December 31st, 2000 |
Two storks were loaned to Yokohama Zoorasia. |
| December 8th, 2000 |
One young stork was received from Tennoji Zoo of Osaka. |
| November 3rd, 2000 |
To mark the 1st anniversary of Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork’s opening, non-public area was opened to the public for the first time. |
| July 30th, 2000 |
The Training course of park volunteers for reintroduction of the Oriental White Stork was started. |
| July 8th, 2000 |
The 2nd International Forum on Reintroduction for Oriental White Storks was held. |
| November 1st, 1999 |
Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork was opened. |
| October 18th, 1999 |
Three young storks were received from Tennoji Zoo of Osaka. |
| October 9th, 1999 |
Two wild young storks were received as a gift from Russia (Khabarovsk Territory). |
| April 1st, 1999 |
Mitsuko Masui appointed as the first director. |
| April 1st, 1999 |
Part of the Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork was opened. |
| March 31st, 1999 |
Two storks were received from Tama Zoological Park of Tokyo. |
| December 31st, 1998 |
The captive breeding project for the Oriental White Stork went on track with over 50 birds being raised. |
| May 20th, 1997 |
Construction work began for the Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork. |
| June 25th, 1994 |
The 1st International Forum on Reintroduction for Oriental White Storks was held. |
| May 15th, 1994 |
From the founder storks, the third generation of chicks were born in captivity. |
| April 22nd, 1992 |
The Survey Committee for the Future of Oriental White Storks was founded to start the reintroduction project of the Oriental White Storks. |
| May 16th, 1989 |
Oriental White Storks from Russia produced a chick, achieving successful breeding for the first time. (Chicks are successfully produced every year since.) |
| April 5th, 1988 |
A stork chick was born in Tama Zoological Park, Tokyo, and successfully bred for the first time in Japan. |
| February 28th, 1986 |
The Toyooka’s last surviving Oriental White Stork died at the Oriental White Stork breeding facility. |
| July 27th, 1985 |
Six wild young storks were received as a gift from Khabarovsk Territory in Russia (formerly the Soviet Union). |
| May 25th, 1971 |
Japanese native Oriental White Stork was captured in Toyooka, but dies. The Oriental Shite Stork thereby becomes extinct in the wild in Japan. |
| February 28th, 1971 |
An Oriental White Stork captured in Takefu, Fukui Prefecture was raised in captivity. |
| May 14th, 1965 |
The Oriental White Stork was designated as Hyogo Prefecture’s official bird. |
| February 11th, 1965 |
With the capturing of one wild stork, raising of Oriental White Storks began in captivity. |
| January 15th, 1965 |
Construction of the Oriental White Stork Breeding Facility in the Nojo area was completed. |
| August 8th, 1964 |
Construction started for the Oriental White Stork Breeding Facility (currently the Affiliated Oriental White Stork Captive Breeding Center). |
| May 14th, 1963 |
Hyogo Prefecture Board of Education captured the stork in the wild and decides to raise it in captivity. |
| April 22nd, 1963 |
A decision was made to start an artificial breeding project. The Oriental White Stork population of Japan dwindled to 11 birds. Stork eggs were removed from nests for artificial incubation, but efforts fail. |
| July 14th, 1962 |
Hyogo Prefecture was designated as the administrative organization for the Oriental White Stork. |
| January 16th, 1958 |
The Special Natural Monument, Oriental White Stork Protection Cooperation Group was renamed “Tajima Oriental White Stork Protection Group”. |
| July 19th, 1956 |
Japan designated the Oriental White Stork as a Special Natural Monument. The Oriental White Stork population in Japan dwindled to 20 birds. |
| October 1st, 1955 |
The Special Natural Monument, Oriental White Stork Protection Cooperation Group was founded for the public and private sectors to work together in conservation efforts. |
