White fronted geese make the long migration to Japan from Siberia
White fronted geese have begun to migrate from Siberia to a swamp in northern Miyagi Prefecture to pass the winter.
Thousands of the geese sleep on the Izunuma swamp -- located near the cities of Kurihara and Tome, and protected under the Ramsar Convention -- at night, and fly to rice paddies to look for food during the day.
Experts say about 90 percent of white fronted geese that pass the winter in Japan are concentrated in northern Miyagi Prefecture, adding that they usually stay there until the next February.
So far, about 50,000 geese have flown to the area from Siberia, and that number will increase to 100,000 by next month.
---Vocabulary---
goose : ガチョウ、ガン →geese（複）
white fronted goose : マガン（鳥）
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3
migration : 移住、移動、鳥の渡り
migrate : 移動する、移住する
swamp : 沼地、湿地、たまり場
sleep : 眠る、泊まる
Ramsar Convention : ラムサール条約、国際湿地条約
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E6%9D%A1%E7%B4%84
rice paddy : 水田、田んぼ →rice paddies（複）
during the day : 昼間に、日中に
concentrate : 集中させる、集中する、一点に集める
add : 加える、言い足す
until : -まで
So far : 今までのところ
flown : flyの過去分詞
by next month : 来月までには
increase : 増える
White fronted geese have begun to migrate from Siberia to a swamp in northern Miyagi Prefecture to pass the winter.
Thousands of the geese sleep on the Izunuma swamp -- located near the cities of Kurihara and Tome, and protected under the Ramsar Convention -- at night, and fly to rice paddies to look for food during the day.
Experts say about 90 percent of white fronted geese that pass the winter in Japan are concentrated in northern Miyagi Prefecture, adding that they usually stay there until the next February.
So far, about 50,000 geese have flown to the area from Siberia, and that number will increase to 100,000 by next month.
---Vocabulary---
goose : ガチョウ、ガン →geese（複）
white fronted goose : マガン（鳥）
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3
migration : 移住、移動、鳥の渡り
migrate : 移動する、移住する
swamp : 沼地、湿地、たまり場
sleep : 眠る、泊まる
Ramsar Convention : ラムサール条約、国際湿地条約
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E6%9D%A1%E7%B4%84
rice paddy : 水田、田んぼ →rice paddies（複）
during the day : 昼間に、日中に
concentrate : 集中させる、集中する、一点に集める
add : 加える、言い足す
until : -まで
So far : 今までのところ
flown : flyの過去分詞
by next month : 来月までには
increase : 増える
