A Research of Modification towards Local-based Resources about White Storks and Japanese Crested Ibis by Comparative Analysis of Local people’s Awareness for Re-introduction Project

Abstract

This research aims to consider the tendency of local people’s awareness modification through ongoing re-introduction project of White Storks and Japanese crested ibis, in Toyooka city and Sado city. A couple of questionnaire survey toward local people have been conducted in 2006,2009, 2011and 2014. As a result of survey, it was clarified that a number of agreement for re-introduction project have been increasing and expectation toward benefit from project itself also been expanding. It is suggested that local people’s expectation for local revitalization makes White Storks and Japanese crested ibis local-based resources, and its modification is a process of re-introduction project requiring local people’s agreement and cooperation.