Conservation
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As Japan experiences a surge in bear attacks, survivors share grisly stories of blood, bites and broken bones
A record 13 people have died in bear attacks in Japan this year – with experts blaming food shortages as the a…
- Endangered habitats, Illegal wildlife trade, Japan, Environment, Endangered species, Conservation, Wildlife, World news, Asia Pacific
Inside the illegal eel trade: is there a way to stop Europe’s biggest wildlife crime before it’s too late?
Interviews with experts and key players across four countries reveal why efforts to stop the multibillion-euro…
- Illegal wildlife trade, Mammals, Japan, Environment, Thailand, Conservation, Animals, Wildlife, World news, Travel, Asia Pacific
Otters posing for selfies in Japanese cafes may be linked to illegal trade, experts warn
The DNA of rare small-clawed otters in captivity in Japan has been matched to wild populations in poaching hot…
- Denmark, Greenland, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Environmental activism, Japan, Environment, Marine life, Europe, Conservation, Whaling, Animals, Protest, World news, Whales
Whaling activist Paul Watson celebrates release from jail after Denmark refuses extradition to Japan
US-Canadian founder of Sea Shepherd, who was arrested in Greenland in July, will now spend Christmas with his …
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‘Miracle’ penguin found two weeks after escaping captivity in Japan
Pen-chan defies expectations to be reunited with keeper safe and sound after swimming 30 miles in open seaA fu…
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Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson says Japan seeking to make an example of him
In an interview from jail in Greenland with the AFP news agency, the anti-whaling activist said Tokyo has a ve…
- Denmark, Greenland, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Environmental activism, Japan, Environment, Europe, Conservation, Whaling, Protest, Asia Pacific
Anti-whaling activist to stay in Greenland jail while extradition decided
Paul Watson fighting efforts byJapan to have him stand trial there for 2010 confrontation with whalersA Greenl…
- Japan, Environment, Marine life, Australia news, Conservation, Whaling, Cetaceans, Wildlife, World news, Asia Pacific, Whales
Australian government ‘deeply disappointed’ by Japan’s decision to expand commercial whaling target list
Japanese government confirms it will allow whalers to catch and kill up to 59 fin whales, a species conservati…
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Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson could face up to 15 years’ prison in Japan if convicted
Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd and co-founder of Greenpeace, has been arrested on an international warrant an…
- Greenland, Activism, Japan, Environment, Marine life, Conservation, Whaling, Animals, Cetaceans, Wildlife, World news, Whales
Supporters of arrested Sea Shepherd founder say parallels with Julian Assange are ‘disturbing’
Allies of the 73-year-old anti-whaling activist Paul Watson have said that prison time would amount to a ‘life…
- Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Bahrain, Northumberland, Japan, Environment, Conservation, Trees and forests, World news, Plants, UK news, California
Eight of the world’s most amazing trees – from the Major Oak to the Lone Cypress
Spectacular ancient trees stir deep feelings, as the felling of Sycamore Gap showed. Here are more noble speci…
- Japan, Environment, Endangered species, Conservation, Climate crisis, Animals, Wildlife, World news, Asia Pacific
Brown bear cubs in Japan die of starvation amid salmon shortage
Experts blame rising sea temperatures caused by climate crisis for cub deaths at Unesco heritage siteAs many a…
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‘Tokyo would lose its soul’: anger over plans to redevelop historic city park
Campaigners say turning Meiji Jingu Gaien into a commercial hub will destroy 1,000 trees and area’s architectu…
- Faroe Islands, Denmark, Japan, Environment, Oceans, Politics, Norway, Marine life, Dolphins, Trade policy, Conservation, Cetaceans, Wildlife, World news, Whales, UK news, Green politics, Iceland
Dolphins, whales and seals being failed by UK government policy, MPs say
UK urged to use trade deals as bargaining tool to protect marine mammalsDolphins and other marine mammals are …
- Japan, Environment, Australia news, Conservation, Whaling, Cetaceans, Wildlife, Asia Pacific, Whales
Japan’s new whaling ‘mother ship’ being built to travel as far as Antarctica
Whaling company says construction of new vessel will help ‘pass on our whaling culture to the next generation’…
- Japan, Environment, Endangered species, Wildlife photographer of the year, Conservation, Animals, Wildlife, Rivers, Asia Pacific, Photography, Culture
The plight of the Japanese giant salamander: ‘23m years of DNA might die out’
No one knows how many of these elusive and mysterious creatures are left but time is thought to be running out…
- Japan, Environment, Oceans, Marine life, Conservation, Climate crisis, Animals, Wildlife, Fishing, Asia Pacific, Japanese food and drink, Food, Fish
Thin fish, small catches: can Japan’s sushi culture survive climate crisis?
Global heating is warming waters, changing salmon and tuna migration – and hurting fisheriesThere is little at…
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‘Meet us, don’t eat us’: how Iceland is turning tourists from whale eaters to whale watchers
The country’s plan to end commercial whaling is driven by falling demand but also a 15-year-long campaign aime…
- Japan, Environment, Conservation, South and Central Asia, Global development, Rivers, World news, Zoology, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, Mumbai, Myanmar, India, Biology, Science, Fish
Wolverine fish and blind eel among 212 new freshwater species
Report from Shoal on 2021’s newly described species shows ‘there are still hundreds and hundreds more freshwat…
- Japan, Environment, Marine life, Conservation, Business, Animals, Wildlife, Fishing, World news, Asia Pacific, Americas, Food, Fish, Fishing industry
‘Showing respect’: the old Japanese technique that promises fish a better way to die
Fishermen in Mexico are using the ike jime method, which aims to reduce fish trauma, to improve the quality of…