Japan's Environment Ministry ... to use motion sensor cameras to monitor for the animals. Another expert says feral house cats also attack the island's native species. He adds that South East ...

The dugong, an endangered marine animal species designated as a natural monument by the government of Japan, almost certainly inhabit broad areas of the Ryukyu Island chain in Okinawa Prefecture ...

At least one fishing operator admitted to wounding the animals to remove ... off Kumejima - one of the tiny islands about 2,000km (1,244 miles) south of the Japanese mainland - where there are ...

Due to their separation from mainland ecosystems, these animals often evolve distinct traits and behaviours. Found only on Iriomote Island in Japan, this critically endangered wild cat is small ...

Japan's landscapes range from snowy mountains to subtropical warmth. They are full of wildlife - and animals' and people's lives often cross as they adapt to these extremes.

an island in northern Japan, which he shared with his wife, brown bears, horses and dogs of a variety of breeds and sizes. The property, which he often called an "animal kingdom" is named after ...

TOKYO: Japan has wiped out all mongooses on a subtropical island, officials said, after the animals ignored the venomous snakes they were brought in to hunt and preyed on endangered local rabbits ...