Every morning for the last 14 years, Masaoki Tsuchiya has set out in his car before dawn to search for a bird brought back from extinction in Japan. The bird he is looking for is called "toki" in Japanese, and its presence on his home of Sado island is testament to a remarkable conservation programme. In just under two decades, Japan's population of wild toki has gone from zero to nearly 500, all on Sado, where the bird's delicate pink plumage and distinctive curved beak now draw tourists. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES