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Amami Guntō National Park is a national park in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Established in 2017, the park comprises a land area of 42,181 ha (104,230 acres) and a sea area of 33,082 ha (81,750 acres). The national park includes areas of these islands: Tokunoshima, Kikai, Amami, Yoron, Okinoerabujima, Uke Island, Kakeromajima, and Yoroshima.
On 15 February 1974, the Amami Guntō Quasi-National Park was founded on Amami Ōshima. On 7 March 2017, the Amami Guntō National Park was established and it subsumed the former Amami Guntō Quasi-National Park. The Amami Guntō National Park includes parts of the municipalities of Amagi, Amami, China, Isen, Kikai, Setouchi, Tatsugō, Tokunoshima, Uken, Wadomari, Yamato, and Yoron.
The designation of the new National Park, alongside that of Yanbaru National Park, is part of the movement to have Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The Amami Wildlife Center is managed by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment to protect and preserve the natural ecosystem of the Amami Islands.
Total designated area is 75,263 ha (185,980 acres) (land: 42,181 ha, water: 33,082 ha). It is a World Heritage Site candidate. The national park consists of areas from these islands: Tokunoshima, Kikai, Amami, Yoron, Okinoerabujima, Uke Island, Kakeromajima and Yoroshima. This national park features coral reefs, mangrove forests, and tidal flats. A unique ecosystem has developed with endemic species such as the Amami rabbit, Ryukyu spiny rat, birds: Amami’s jay, Ryukyu robin. There are also snakes such as Habu and amphibians such as Ishikawa’s frog, Japanese warty newt, and the Ryūkyū scops owl. Wikipedia
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