A basic study for the assessment of the impact of wind farms on the White-tailed Eagle population and for avoiding bird collisions with wind turbines

• Project/Area Number: 24510037
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Environmental impact assessment/Environmental policy
• Research Institution: Tokyo University of Agriculture
• Principal Investigator: SHIRAKI Saiko 東京農業大学, 生物産業学部, 准教授 (20434011)
• Research Collaborator: SUGIMOTO Taro
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥5,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,290,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
• Keywords: 風車衝突事故 / 地域繁殖集団 / 遺伝解析 / 北海道 / 極東ロシア / 立地特性 / DNA解析 / 国際研究者交流 / 移住率 / 遺伝的分化 / 帰属集団の推定 / ロシア / 風力発電 / オジロワシ個体群

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The targeting population for the impact assessment of collisions of White-tailed Eagles with wind turbines in Hokkaido was examined by genetic analysis. A genetic differentiation between the breeding populations in the northern part of Hokkaido and in the Far East Russia was revealed. Mitochondrial DNA sequence data showed the most of eagles killed by wind turbines in the northern part of Hokkaido probably originated from the breeding population in the same region. These results suggested that the impact assessment should be carried out for both of breeding populations in the northern part of Hokkaido and in the Far East Russia which was the summering area of the eagles wintering in Hokkaido.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 定点観察調査による鳥類飛翔頻度の推定精度向上に向けた検討 (2015)
  • Author(s): 白木彩子・猪野雅史・金岩稔
  • Journal Title: Strix Volume: 31
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Origin of a White-tailed Eagle wintering on Tsushima Island, Japan, established by mitochondrial and nuclear DNA analyses (2014)
  • Author(s): Sugimoto T. and Shiraki S.
  • Journal Title: ORNITHOLOGICAL SCIENCE Volume: 13 Issue: 2 Pages: 117-120
  • DOI: 10.2326/osj.13.117
  • NAID: 130004725556
  • ISSN: 1347-0558
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Estimation of bird fatalities at wind farms with complex topography and vegetation in Hokkaido, Japan. (2013)
  • Author(s): Kitano M. and Shiraki S.
  • Journal Title: Wildlife Society Bulletin Volume: 37 Issue: 1 Pages: 41-48
  • DOI: 10.1002/wsb.255
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 風力発電施設による鳥類への影響評価―北海道におけるオジロワシの風車衝突事故の現状をふまえてー. (2013)
  • Author(s): 白木彩子
  • Journal Title: 北海道の自然 Volume: 51 Pages: 19-30
• [Journal Article] 北海道におけるオジロワシHaliaeetus albicillaの風力発電用風車への衝突事故の現状 (2012)
  • Author(s): 白木彩子
  • Journal Title: 保全生態学研究 Volume: 17 Pages: 85-96
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 北海道東部地域におけるオジロワシの繁殖成績と潜在的営巣地の推定 (2015)
  • Author(s): 吉田賢・白木彩子
  • Organizer: 2014年度日本生態学会・北海道地区大会
  • Place of Presentation: 北海道大学大学院 地球環境科学研究院
  • Year and Date: 2015-02-20
• [Presentation] Genetic analyses of white-tailed eagles in Far east region for understanding of the population structure and dynamics. (2015)
  • Author(s): Shiraki S.
  • Organizer: The Japan-Russia 3rd Workshop on Cooperation on the Preservation of the Ecosystem in the neighboring areas of Japan and Russia.
  • Place of Presentation: FEB RAS, Khabarovsk, Russia
  • Year and Date: 2015-02-16 – 2015-02-17
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 風力発電施設における鳥類の風車衝突数および利用率の推定方法の再検討 (2013)
  • Author(s): 猪野雅史・白木彩子
  • Organizer: 日本鳥学会2013年度大会
  • Place of Presentation: 名城大学天白キャンパス
• [Presentation] 北海道で繁殖するオジロワシの生息状況と風車衝突事故による影響の解明と回避に向けて (2013)
  • Author(s): 白木彩子
  • Organizer: 環境省北海道地方環境事務所主催「風力発電施設の環境影響評価と海ワシ保護に関するフォーラム」
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌第一合同庁舎
  • Invited
• [Presentation] オジロワシの風車衝突事故の現状 (2012)
  • Author(s): 白木彩子・猪野雅史
  • Organizer: 日本鳥学会2012年度大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京大学本郷キャンパス
• [Book] 日本のタカ学 －生態と保全 (2013)
  • Author(s): 白木彩子
  • Total Pages: 354
  • Publisher: 東京大学出版
• [Book] 北海道におけるオジロワシの繁殖の現状と保全上の課題. In オホーツクの生態系とその保全（桜井泰憲ほか（編著）） (2013)
  • Author(s): 白木彩子
  • Total Pages: 484
  • Publisher: 北海道大学出版会