Wildlife
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Concern for killer whales trapped in drift ice off the coast of Hokkaido in Japan
Japanese media report that pod of orcas became trapped in ice close to Rausu on Shiretoko peninsulaConcern is …
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Tokyo taxi driver arrested, accused of running over pigeon
Atsushi Ozawa accused of using car to kill common pigeon, which vets said died of traumatic shockTo some, they…
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Bear attacks in Japan hit record high as hunger forces some to delay hibernation
Six people have been killed and more than 200 injured since April, with warnings of more to come during winter…
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Sharp rise in bear attacks in Japan as they struggle to find food
Amid lack of acorns and beechnuts in natural habitats, bears have injured 158 people and killed two since Apri…
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Three bears that holed up in factory in Japan are captured and killed
Official calls for use of hunting guns in towns to be made legal amid rise in number of marauding bearsThree b…
- 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…
- Endangered habitats, Deep-sea mining, Japan, Environment, Oceans, Marine life, Wildlife, World news, Asia Pacific
Deep-sea mining causes huge decreases in sealife across wide region, says study
Scientists caution against rush to mine the seabed, and say it could be decades before the full impact on mari…
- 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 …
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Discovered in the deep: the superbuilder sea anemones that make verandahs
A sea anemone found off Japan does not just live on a species of crab, but actually grows its host’s shell lik…
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Researchers near Japan capture footage of deepest fish ever recorded underwater – video
Scientists have captured footage of a fish swimming more than 8km underwater, setting a new record for the dee…
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Japan’s bear meat vending machine proves a surprising success
The machine in the northern prefecture of Akita sells locally killed wild bear captured by huntersJapan has ad…
- Japan, Environment, Oceans, Marine life, Restaurants, Cetaceans, Wildlife, World news, Asia Pacific, Whales, Food
Whale meat on the menu as Japanese suppliers try to tempt tourists
With the domestic market in long-term decline, whalers and restaurants are working with the Japan travel burea…
- 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, Farming, Marine life, Animals, Wildlife, Fishing, World news, Asia Pacific, Food
Japan makes squid farming breakthrough as wild catches plummet
Scientists have long sought to farm the scarce seafood staple, but critics say animals are not suited to inten…
- 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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Monkey put down but hunt still on after attacks in Japanese city
Male identified as one of a group of monkeys that have wounded 49 people and counting in YamaguchiHunters on t…
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Monkey attacks injure 42 people in Japanese city
Authorities in Yamaguchi to use tranquilliser guns after macaques – or possibly one aggressive individual – un…
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Hunt for wild monkey in Japan after 10 attacks in a fortnight
Traps set and residents warned to keep windows shut after infant grabbed in most serious incidentPolice in Jap…
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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…