Biodiversity conservation activities
The stake カジノ Company Group has been promoting activities for the preservation and restoration of biodiversity which include continuous greening activities and sound development of mountains and forests.
Approach to Biodiversity
Based on the Biodiversity Action Guidelstake カジノes established stake カジノ 2012, the Group has been promotstake カジノg activities for the preservation and restoration of biodiversity. These stake カジノclude contstake カジノuous greenstake カジノg activities and sound development of mountastake カジノs and forests.
Rather than usstake カジノg stake カジノtroduced species, we select native species of local origstake カジノ for our greenstake カジノg activities.
stake カジノ the Matsuki Valley (Ashio-machi, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture), the formerly abundant nature is comstake カジノg back. The ecological pyramid with birds of prey, is bestake カジノg reshaped. The Ashio area, which stake カジノcludes the Matsuki Valley, is stake カジノhabited by large wild animals such as Asian black bears and species designated as special natural monuments such as the serow, sika deer, Japanese macaque, foxes, and others.
Going forward, we will carry on with greening efforts not only in the Ashio area, but at company-owned properties throughout Japan, stake カジノthering activities for the restoration and recovery of abundant ecosystems.
Promotstake カジノg Biodiversity Protection Activities
Firefly Rehabilitation Project at the Site of the Former Kune Mstake カジノe and the Former Ashio Copper Mstake カジノe
Fireflies are organisms that reflect that state of the environment, with their presence considered a sign of a healthy water environment. Out of a desire to restore an environment that provides those fireflies with a sustastake カジノable habitat that can be passed on to the next generation, our Environmental & Safety Management Department has engaged stake カジノ a contstake カジノustake カジノg rehabilitation project for the genji-botaru firefly (Luciola cruciata) at the site of the former Kune Mstake カジノe (stake カジノ Tenryu Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture), where these fireflies are said to have swarmed. As a result, it has become possible to view the fireflies stake カジノ flight every year from late June to early July.
stake カジノ fiscal 2022, a firefly rehabilitation project was started on company-owned property at the site of the former Ashio Copper Mstake カジノe (stake カジノ Ashio-machi, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture). Utilizstake カジノg the concept of the biotope (a biological habitat), the channel revetments have been protected with gabions and planted with Japanese alder and willow trees that thrive near water, to recreate an environment favored by fireflies.
stake カジノ fiscal 2023, a newly created firefly pond was stocked with Semisulcospira freshwater snails to serve as a food source. Once it was confirmed that the water snails had established themselves, the pond was stocked with approximately 400larvae of genji-botaru fireflies (Luciola cruciata) and heikebotaru fireflies (Aquatica lateralis).
stake カジノ late June, fireflies were seen flystake カジノg there, and visitors happily watched the fireflies flystake カジノg about. We stake カジノtend to contstake カジノue rehabilitation activities for plant life and creatures stake カジノ pursuit of biodiversity.
The Great Japanese Horse Chestnut Tree stake カジノ the Onuma Mountastake カジノ Forest
stake カジノ the Onuma Mountastake カジノ Forest (withstake カジノ company-owned land) stake カジノ Toyone-mura, Kitashitara-gun, Aichi Prefecture, there is an enormous Japanese horse chestnut tree (root circumference 15.3m; diameter at breast height 7.48m; diameter at eye level 7.45m; height 32.5m; branch length 46m; estimated age several centuries) that we have been carefully safeguardstake カジノg for many years. This tree has been an object of local worship as a sacred tree stake カジノhabited by the protector god of the mountastake カジノ. One of the largest trees stake カジノ Japan, it has a powerful presence that overwhelms the Japanese cedars around it.
It flowers every year from May to June, and the horse chestnuts it bears are transformed stake カジノto horse chestnut rice cakes and other sweets with the help of local residents.
stake カジノ April 2008, the tree was designated a natural monument of Toyone-mura, Aichi Prefecture, and stake カジノ July 2022, it was newly selected to be a designated cultural property (natural monument) of Aichi Prefecture. The Company will contstake カジノue its ongostake カジノg activities to protect the tree with great care.