TOKYO, April 23 (UPI) -- Japanese wildlife researchers say a crested ibis chick hatched in the wild is the first of the endangered birds born outside captivity in 36 years. The nestling hatched from ...

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 ...

Crested ibis, a symbol of happiness and good rare beauty, called "lucky bird." A long time ago in the agrarian age, the crested ibis and humans live in harmony, concomitant. In the depths of the human ...

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 ...

CHENGDU -- Two crested ibis chicks were hatched in an artificial breeding center for the endangered species in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday and Wednesday, local authorities said. The ...

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 natural ...

British conservationist Terry Townshend jumped at the chance to return to Yangxian county, Shaanxi province, dubbed the "hometown of the crested ibis". He described his trip as a great honor, as not ...

Two crested ibis are seen at a riverside in Ankang city, northwest China's Shaanxi province, Aug. 21, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] A total of 28 crested ibis chicks have been relocated to a nature reserve in ...

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 ...