NEXCO CENTRAL (Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited)



About protection of birds of prey in Hadano area of Shin-Tomei Expwy (June 25, 2010)

Hadano Construction Office, Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited (Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Director, Kunio Nakazaki), conducts actions such as surveying work around nesting trees around nesting trees during the breeding period of goshawks in the Hadano area on the Shintomei Shin-Tomei Expwy The we. Regarding the projects in this area, a study meeting with academic experts was held in 1997, and this situation occurred despite consideration of conservation measures for the flora and fauna habitat and habitat. We will take this seriously, reflect on it deeply, and work on preventing recurrence so that we will not repeat this.

Based on this, on June 15, 2010, a meeting on the natural environment of the Shin-Tomei Expwy was held (Chair: Akira Kameyama, Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology). We had you discuss.

1. The meeting received the following opinions.
  1. In order to verify the effect of this survey on the reproductive activities of goshawk, it is necessary to conduct further ongoing surveys.
  2. In order to consider future maintenance measures in detail, it is necessary to increase the frequency of surveys.
  3. Survey results for birds of prey other than goshawk should also be reported.
2. In the future, based on the Ministry of the Environment's "Procedures for the Prevention of Birds of Prey" and "Kanagawa Prefecture Goshawk Conservation Guidance Guidelines", the study committee will discuss specific work policies when conducting various works and follow the contents. I will proceed with the work.
  1. After recognizing the importance of this matter, it was already thoroughly enforced that no access to nesting areas be made during the breeding period of goshawks etc. for the time being until the work policy was deliberated. We are.