Hokkaido Seabird Center

Coordinates: 44°21′55″N 141°42′30″E / 44.365227°N 141.708333°E / 44.365227; 141.708333
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Hokkaido Seabird Center
北海道海鳥センター
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General information
Town or cityHaboro, Hokkaido
CountryJapan
Coordinates44°21′55″N 141°42′30″E / 44.365227°N 141.708333°E / 44.365227; 141.708333
Opened1997[1]
Website
Official website (ja)

The Hokkaido Seabird Center (北海道海鳥センター, Hokkaidō Umidori Sentā) is a seabird research, conservation, and public engagement facility in Haboro, Hokkaido, Japan. The centre opened in 1997 and is operated by the Ministry of the Environment in conjunction with the municipality.[1] There is a particular focus on common guillemots (Uria aalge) and Teuri Island.[2][3][4]

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  1. ^ a b 北海道海鳥センター [Hokkaido Seabird Center] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  2. ^ BirdLife International Tokyo; Wild Bird Society of Japan, eds. (2017). "Marine IBA Inventory: Important Areas for Seabird and Marine Conservation in Japan" (PDF). p. 76.
  3. ^ 北海道海鳥センター [Hokkaido Seabird Center] (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  4. ^ 北海道海鳥センター [Hokkaido Seabird Center] (in Japanese). Haboro Town. Retrieved 29 October 2023.