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APRIL 5, 2010

Japan is formally charging Sea Shepherd Captain Peter Bethune with trespassing, carrying a knife, damaging property, forcible obstruction of business and one charge of causing injury. Japan has accused Bethune of illegally boarding (trespassing) the Japanese ship, Shonan Maru II, which is where most of the charges stem.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

It's that time of year in Taiji Japan when they start slaughtering dolphins. You can read about Save Japan Dolphin's efforts here. Tags: Japan whaling. It looks like there is at least some hope.

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MAY 2, 2011

The disaster came shortly after Japan recalled its Antarctic whaling fleet a month early, citing the threat posed by the environmentalist group Sea Shepherd. A fisheries officials says two whaling vessels have left Kushiro on the east coast of the northern island of Hokkaido and are expected to catch up to 60 minke whales until June.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Restaurants are always hit hard during economic downturns, but one restaurant in Japan has a novel approach to cutting costs: replace the wait staff with monkeys. Tags: Stupid Japan monkeys. The monkeys only work two hours a day, but bring in tourists from around the globe.

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MAY 18, 2009

Interesting article on animal testing and cosmetics in Japan. Tags: animal testing europe cosmetics Japan. They still have a lot of work to do in the pursuit of alternatives. They also need the will to change.

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APRIL 24, 2012

The first Crested Ibis chicks to hatch in the wild in Japan in 36 years were caught on camera on 22 April. The birds, reintroduced from captive-bred stock from China, are perhaps the most Japanese of birds, with the scientific name Nipponia nippon.

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DECEMBER 27, 2015

Only one blue flag would indicate it had been flagged in Japan in the north around Eastern Hokkaido and two blue flags would indicate it had been flagged in Japan in the north around Lake Komuke. Finally some photographs of our visitor from Japan! Terek Sandpiper “023” flagged in Obitsu, Japan visits Broome.

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OCTOBER 9, 2022

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MARCH 20, 2023

Was hiking through the southern Japanes Alps today (near Fuji) and ran into these tracks and droppings a few times. I was curious to which animal they belonged. The paw prints scream bear to me, but the droppings seemed to small (they were maybe 50cm away from each other).

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JULY 27, 2022

submitted by /u/Motor-Ad-8858 [link] [comments].

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APRIL 15, 2021

The Japanese Night Heron is classified as vulnerable, with a global estimated population of only about 600 to 1700 – it seems its breeding grounds in Japan are being destroyed. “I am leaving for Japan now, time to breed” The post Japanese Night Heron in Shanghai appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Bright eyes.

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MAY 22, 2016

Well today I am happy to share the Japan Box from Skoshbox. We have shared a few treat boxes with you before, but they have always been for pets! Because it’s just for humans! We have tried a few … Continue reading → The post Skoshbox; Japanese Snacks (for humans) appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

For Japan, there are only two species listed – again the Ashy Minivet, but also the Japanese Minivet (mostly called Ryukyu Minivet elsewhere), a Japanese endemic which is not on the China list. The Avibase China birdlist counts 7 species of minivets for China – one of which is the Ashy Minivet. Not a good policy in this world.

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AUGUST 15, 2012

Scientists have found a variety of mutant butterflies in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster. Hat-tip to my mom.

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Critter News

MARCH 21, 2011

We donated to Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support. From their web site.HEART-Tokushima, Animal Friends Niigata and Japan Cat Network have combined forces to focus information, rescue and support for animals in crisis due to the March 11 Earthquake and Tsunami in northern Japan.

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JUNE 26, 2023

The Japanese Paradise Flycatcher usually arrives in Shanghai a bit earlier than the Amur one, as it still has to travel on to Japan. Of course, for countries with mostly moderate climates such as the US, China, Japan, or Germany, it is always easier to claim that the winter range is the problem (i.e., not their own).

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Jays have an enormous range and really do live up to being Eurasian, as they can be found as far east as Japan. He worked with short lenses on full-plate cameras, so had to be close to his subject. There are no fewer than 27 recognized subspecies in six groups.

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Critter News

MARCH 13, 2010

Australia and Japan are among the countries refusing to back a total ban. Interesting to see Japan and Australia united on some issues, in contrast to their conflict over whaling. Tags: australia CITES marine life marine animals Japan.

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MAY 18, 2019

The 2020 Olympics will be held in Tokyo, Japan. The bulbuls are abundant around Tokyo and much of Japan. Do birders and canoeists/kayakists/kayakers/kakies make good bedfellows I wonder? The new canoeing centre is still under construction at Kasairinkaikoen, so to hide my disappointment, I went birding instead. Oriental Turtle Dove.

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Critter News

JANUARY 5, 2010

New Zealand and Australia are joining forces to carry out research on whales using non-lethal methods, in an attempt to challenge Japan's hunting programme. The scientists hope their research will help to disprove Japan's claims that whales have to be killed if they are to be properly studied.

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MARCH 25, 2010

It's unfortunate, but true, thanks primarily to Japan and China. Tags: CITES marine animals Japan china endangered species. The opening line in this USA Today article says it all, "Every proposal to protect marine species at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species meeting in Doha, Qatar was voted down."

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MARCH 23, 2010

China, by far the world’s largest consumer of the cartilaginous fish, for sharkfin soup, and Japan, which has battled to keep the convention from being extended to any marine species, led the opposition. Tags: CITES united nations marine animals Japan china endangered species. According to the New York Times.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

A surprisingly uncritical look at Paul Watson by a Japanese writer for the Japan Times. Tags: sea shepherd paul watson whales Japan.

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AUGUST 8, 2009

They are basically portrayed as benefiting from the horrific hunting and capture of dolphins in Japan. Tags: captivity dolphin marine life Japan amusement parks. It is not a favorable portrayal.

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MARCH 17, 2022

Its success rate when attacking prey was 27% (157 of 581 attacks on prey successful in Honshu, Japan; HBW), and thus slightly higher than the success rate of my jokes in this blog. So, just a quick reminder here. The Grey-faced Buzzard does not look particularly grey-faced to me.

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JULY 1, 2012

VICE traveled to Tsukuba City, Japan to find out just how talented these fury four-legged friends really are, who have three Guinness Book of World Records awards to prove it! What do you get when you put dogs in a circus? The answer is cuteness. Watch the latest episode from VICE’s The Cute Show!

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MARCH 21, 2020

Anyhow, 8 years on and numerous trips to Japan later, I had recouped most of my losses, but not the Brown-headed Thrush. The lost list consisted of a handful of common birds and I didn’t worry unduly as I would be likely to get another opportunity to visit (the airline industry is a wonderful business to be in if you are a birder).

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Critter News

MARCH 28, 2010

Japan, which imports most of the tuna, led the fight against a proposed ban. Tags: CITES marine animals Japan endangered species. In Qatar, the concern about lost livelihoods during difficult economic times was particularly acute.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

A typhoon in Japan blew a few Brown-eared Bulbuls in – they are common in Japan but quite rare here. Black-faced Spoonbills sometimes winter at Nanhui, which is one reason why it would be such a shame if the place gets destroyed. After a few days, they left again. Bull-headed Shrike clearly deserves its name.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

And it is, of course, on Amazon's Japan website.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Birds breeding in mainland East Russia migrate through mainland China and spend the winter in South-East Asia, while birds ringed in Japan and easternmost Russia were mainly found wintering in Taiwan and the Philippines ( source ).

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MARCH 29, 2019

The seafaring Portuguese were also depicted with their falcons abroad as they began building an overseas empire in the 15th century, even in lands as distant as Japan (a nation with its own ancient falconry traditions). 1593 – 1600 byo’bu , or Japanese household folding screen, decorated in the Nanban style.

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JUNE 12, 2023

In a study conducted in Southwestern Japan, dollarbird nestlings first reached a weight of about 160 grams. Of course, being beautiful (or aspiring to be) also means pressure. Maybe exacerbated by social media, teenage dollarbird chicks do not dare to leave the nest until they have lost weight.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Tags: norway iceland whale Japan whaling.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

(While I have yet to make it down to Philadelphia’s Kawaii Kitty Cafe , I can attest that Le Cat Cafe —and its kitty yoga nights—are awesome.). Introducing the newest coffeeshop trend: t he bird cafe. From—where else?—Japan.).

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The northernmost large island in Japan, it is well-known for being a winter birding paradise – charismatic megafauna coupled with gorgeous snow-encrusted volcanoes looming over rugged coastlines. Photos from the entire Japan trip can be seen here. Trips Asia Hokkaido Japan'

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APRIL 14, 2023

In the human psyche, owls can be cuddly signs of good luck and benificence (as they are in Japan, and Harry Potter movies) and, at the same time, eerie and unsettling. Either way, they are perhaps more central to our stories and lore than other birds, a familiar example, as Darlington reminds us, being Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

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