TOKYO >> This year marks 20 years since the endemic Japanese crested ibis, or toki, was declared extinct in Japan. A program to artificially breed toki provided by China and release them into the wild ...

SADO, Japan >> More than 10 years have passed since crested ibises artificially bred from a pair presented by China began to be released on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture. The wild population of ...

Crested ibises frolic at a reserve in Xinyang, Henan province, in January. [Photo provided to CHINA DAILY] China is continuing to make strides in its decades-long endeavor to restore the wild ...

Japan’s first captive-bred crested Ibis, a large avian designated a natural treasure in the country, has died at the age of 26, the Environment Ministry said Wednesday. The bird named Yu Yu was born ...

XI'AN - China's conservation work for the endangered crested ibis is facing new challenges, including an increasing mortality rate due to inbreeding, and the conflict between the need to expand ...

For the first time in nearly half a century, a pair of crested ibises bred in captivity have successfully reproduced in the wild in Korea — marking a milestone in the country’s long-running effort to ...

BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from People's Daily: The crested ibis, known as the "bird of good fortune," is widely cherished by people in Northeast Asia. In 1981, researchers ...

Thirty years ago, the majestic crested ibis was assumed to be extinct. Yet Liu Yinzeng disregarded that assumption, and his faith paid off when he rediscovered seven of the wild birds in northwest ...

A staff member feeds a baby crested ibis at a breeding center of Sichuan Provincial Academy of Natural Resources Sciences in Emeishan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 19, 2017. Two crested ...

The Shanghai Dance Theatre premiered its full-length dance drama SOARING WINGS at Lincoln Center on January 5, 2018. Telling the story of the crested ibis, a rare bird, the visually exquisite piece ...