Environmental education program developed by the University Museum for preservation of natural monument Giant Salamander

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26870400
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Environmental policy and social systems; Cultural assets study and museology
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: Shimizu Norio 広島大学, 総合博物館, 准教授 (70437614)
• Research Collaborator: Kuwabara Kazushi 日本オオサンショウウオの会, 会長 ; Taguchi Yuki 広島市安佐動物公園, 技師 ; Yamasaki Hiromi 山口県萩水産事務所, 水産課, 技師
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 特別天然記念物 / オオサンショウウオ / 幼生 / 年齢査定 / 環境教育プログラム / 副読本

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Field survey was conducted to confirm 60 adults, 7 nests, eggs, 1,347 larvae. We elucidated at the timing of leaving the nest and activity time of the larva.We also elucidated that a larva is poured by an artificial dam into a rice field and it was killed. Regarding age assessment, we succeeded in age assessment of 1-11 age (N = 7). Regarding the environmental education program, we produced education text for schoolchildren.We did the delivering class for 3 years for a schoolchild.
Following these achievements, it was selected as the "breeding ground of the Salamander" in the Ministry of the Environment's "Village SATOYAMA important for conserving biodiversity in Japan". The elementary school where the class is delivered received the award from the Minister of the Environment, the highest award at "Children's HOTARANGER 2015", and the results of the research were raised.

Free Research Field

動物生態学・博物館学