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What is Animal-pathway ?

Animal-pathway (ApW) is installed above the roads mainly managed by municipality to connect forests for arboreal animals. We developed inexpensive ApW for municipality and local construction builder can install.

 

Our mission

Our mission is the conservation of arboreal wildlife by installing and promoting “Animal-pathway”, which is a road for arboreal wildlife.

Education

Through “Animal-pathway”, we educate and raise awareness about the importance of biodiversity conservation of the forest, which will have a profound effect on our future generations.

Do you know ?

A special arboreal bridge for dormice and other animals to cross a busy road, first built in Kiyosato, Japan.

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I'm Maru-kun, the dormouse. Waking up from a long hibernation in the northern forest.

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Animals using Animal-pathway

Apodemus Argenteus
Apodemus Argenteus
Glirulus Japonicus
Glirulus Japonicus
Sciurus Lis
Sciurus Lis
Pteromys Momonga
Pteromys Momonga
Petaurista Leucogenys
Petaurista Leucogenys
Diplothrix Legata (Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat)
Diplothrix Legata (Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat)

Road and Forest in Japan

Earth Length on the equator (km)
40000
Japanese Road Length (km)
1270000
Japanese Forest (ha)
25000000
Forest in Japan (% of land area)
68

Greetings

Animal-pathway is developed and build up by Animal-Pathway Research Society, founded in 2004. We aim to spread Animal Pathway and conserve arboreal wild life. We humbly appreciate your support.

Syusaku Minato Director and Chairman

Through “Animal-pathway”, we educate and raise awareness about the importance of biodiversity conservation of the forest, which will have a profound effect on our future generations.

Koichi Otake Representative Director

About us

“Animal-pathway” is a new phrase created by the Chairman of KEEP (Kiyosato Educational Experiment Project) Association Foundation’s Yamane Museum and the Animal-Pathway Research Society. The Animal-Pathway Research Society was founded by 2 major construction companies, both of whom gathered at the 2004 NGO/NPO round-table conference for The Keidanren Committee of on Nature Conservation and Corporations.

“Animal-pathway” is a coined phrase using both the words ‘animal’ and ‘pathway’. It is literally a path for all animals, but in particular arboreal wild animals. It is a human-made crossover bridge to connect the forests.

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