Jan. 30, 2017

Eagles/Hawks Rearing Support Project: Continued Protection of the Abundant Nature of the Forests.

Suntory's Natural Water Sanctuaries throughout Japan are home to various birds of prey.*
*the general term for eagles, hawks, owls, falcons, etc.

A new policy has been added to Suntory's practice of "Protecting the Future of Water and Life" at our Natural Water Sanctuaries. This is the "Eagles/Hawks Rearing Support Project," which protects the environment so that birds of prey can raise their young freely.

Many of the birds of prey that have been spotted at our Natural Water Sanctuaries are wild birds at risk of extinction. However, this project aims to go beyond simply protecting these rare species.

There is a big difference between birds of prey which "live" in a forest and those which "successfully raise young" in a forest. To be successful at rearing young requires a stable and healthy prey population to hunt and bring back to the nest. The prey, in turn, require their own prey, thus creating a hierarchy within the forest, also known as an ecological pyramid.

The Ecological Pyramid in Forests:

This project is working to restore the entire ecological pyramid, creating a more abundant and richly diverse forest. We will continue our work to protect the abundance of the forests where birds of prey can rear their young.