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Taku MIZUTA,
Director, Natural History and Conservation
e-mail: mizuta(a)yamashina.or.jp (Please replace (a) with @)
I studied breeding ecology of the Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher in Madagascar as my PhD and Postdoc research. After that, I engaged in the conservation project of endangered and endemic species in Amami-Oshima Island, targeted at the Amami Thrush, the Amami Woodcock and the Amami Rabbit, for 13 years. Currently at YIO, I will manage several research projects such as bird banding, tracking shorebirds migration, etc.
Education
| 1989-1993 | Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Osaka City University (under graduate) |
| 1993-1996 | Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University (MA) |
| 1996-1997 | Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University (PhD) |
| 1997-2000 | Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University (PhD) |
Research Experience and main subject species
| 2000-2003 | Research Fellow of Kyoto University – Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher |
| 2003-2006 | Research Fellowship for Young Scientists, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (at Toho University) – Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher, lemurs, amphibians and reptiles |
| 2006-2019 | Acting Ranger, Amami Wildlife Conservation Center, Ministry of the Environment – Amami Thrush, Amami Woodcock, Amami Rabbit |
| 2019 | Chief, Division of Avian Conservation (Bird Migration Research Center) – Birds |
| 2020 | Chief, Division of Natural History (concurrent role) |
| 2022 | Director, Natural History and Conservation |
