An injured crested ibis found on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture was apparently injured by a bird of prey - the second case of its kind in a week, the Environment Ministry said.
The ibis, released into the wild by the ministry in September 2009, is being treated at the Sado Japanese Crested Ibis Conservation Center but is not in critical condition, officials said Saturday.
The 4-year-old male was found hurt in a lotus field about 200 meters from its roosting site early Saturday. (Japan Times)
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