公益財団法人 日本鳥類保護連盟は野鳥をはじめとする野生生物の保護と普及啓発を目的とする団体です。

Organization name

Japanese Society for Preservation of Birds　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Representative

Minoru Yajima　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Born in Tokyo, 1930. Former "Tama zoo" Director. Present "Gunma Insect World" Honor Director. Wrote many books.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Location

3rd floor, the 10th Tanaka Bldg, 54-5, Wada, 3-chome, 　　　　　Suginami-ku, Tokyo　 #166-0012, Japan

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TEL. 03-5378-5691
FAX. 03-5378-5693

Establishment

March 1947　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Our Purpose

Our purpose is to protect wildlife primarily birds, to promote its conservation, and to contribute to the preservation of biodiversity.

What we do

１． Public awareness for conservation.
２．Protection of wildlife through research.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　３．Promote protection of endangered birds.
４．Commend for nature protection　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　５．International cooperation for the protection of birds.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

History

March 1947

To promote protection of birds and its public awareness, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ornithological society, research organizations, and aother parties joined together to form "Japanese Society for Preservation of Birds(JSPB)" .　　　　　　　　　　　　* Ministry of Education: the present Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology　　　*Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry: the present Ministry of Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries

December 1957

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry permitted JSPB to become a syndicate.　

1962

Hitachinomiya Highness became the president of the organization.　

December 1971

Permissions granted shifted from Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to the Environment Agency.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　*the Environment Agency: the present Ministry of Environment　

April 2012

JSPB became a Public Interest Foundation.