A record 13 people have died in bear attacks in Japan this year – with experts blaming food shortages as the animals venture further into residential areasLoud conversations, whistles and, when all else fails, a plastic bottle are among the precautions…
Interviews with experts and key players across four countries reveal why efforts to stop the multibillion-euro trafficking industry have failed – and how to save the endangered fishBy 10am on the midsummer Day of the Ox, the city of Narita smells of ch…
The DNA of rare small-clawed otters in captivity in Japan has been matched to wild populations in poaching hotspots in ThailandPosing for selfies on the laps of excited visitors, the otters of Tokyo’s animal cafes have learned to play their part in the…
US-Canadian founder of Sea Shepherd, who was arrested in Greenland in July, will now spend Christmas with his sonsPaul Watson, the anti-whaling campaigner, has spoken of delight that he will be reunited with his young children for Christmas after Denma…
Pen-chan defies expectations to be reunited with keeper safe and sound after swimming 30 miles in open seaA fugitive penguin in Japan has been found safe and sound two weeks after escaping into the sea and paddling for miles in what her keeper called a…
Paul Watson fighting efforts byJapan to have him stand trial there for 2010 confrontation with whalersA Greenland court has ordered the anti-whaling activist Paul Watson to remain in custody until 5 September pending a decision on his possible extradit…
Japanese government confirms it will allow whalers to catch and kill up to 59 fin whales, a species conservationists consider vulnerableFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily n…
Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd and co-founder of Greenpeace, has been arrested on an international warrant and is facing charges including accomplice to assault and ship trespassAnti-whaling activist Paul Watson could face up to 15 years in prison in …
Allies of the 73-year-old anti-whaling activist Paul Watson have said that prison time would amount to a ‘life sentence’The arrest of the anti-whaling activist Paul Watson in Greenland – where he could face extradition to Japan – has been condemned as …
Spectacular ancient trees stir deep feelings, as the felling of Sycamore Gap showed. Here are more noble specimens, including one whose survival is a deep-rooted puzzleThe act of vandalism in which Northumberland’s famous Sycamore Gap tree was felled l…
UK urged to use trade deals as bargaining tool to protect marine mammalsDolphins and other marine mammals are being failed by the UK government, MPs have said, as they call for ministers not to sign trade deals without considering cetacean welfare.The …
Whaling company says construction of new vessel will help ‘pass on our whaling culture to the next generation’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Japanese company is building a new whaling ship designed to travel …
No one knows how many of these elusive and mysterious creatures are left but time is thought to be running out as artificial barriers fragment their habitatWildlife photographer Yukihiro Fukuda first began diving in the cool waters of the Hino River in…
Global heating is warming waters, changing salmon and tuna migration – and hurting fisheriesThere is little at Shiogama seafood market to suggest that Japanese consumers could one day be deprived of their favourite seafood – from giant crab’s legs simm…
The country’s plan to end commercial whaling is driven by falling demand but also a 15-year-long campaign aimed at their biggest consumers of whale meat – touristsOnboard a small whale-watching boat making its way across the choppy waters of Faxaflói B…
Report from Shoal on 2021’s newly described species shows ‘there are still hundreds and hundreds more freshwater fish scientists don’t know about yet’Scientists are celebrating 212 “new” freshwater fish species, including a blind eel found in the groun…
Fishermen in Mexico are using the ike jime method, which aims to reduce fish trauma, to improve the quality of catches and help sustainabilityEvery morning, hundreds of small white fishing boats dot the dark blue waters of Veracruz’s coastline on the G…
The resumption of killing whales for profit for the first time in over 30 years is offering little cause for celebrationYou don’t have to look far to find evidence of Wada’s centuries-old connection to whaling. Visitors to the town on Japan’s Pacific c…
‘Humanity at a crossroads’ after a decade in which all of the 2010 Aichi goals to protect wildlife and ecosystems have been missedThe world has failed to meet a single target to stem the destruction of wildlife and life-sustaining ecosystems in the las…