A group of women belonging to a prefectural hunting association recently staged a study session in this west Japan city to ...

As peckish deer chase delighted tourists in Japan's temple-dotted Nara Park, a quiet but dedicated team of litter-pickers ...

Those round shells and long legs give Japanese spider crabs an arachnid-like look, hence their common name. These animals also have spines behind and in front of their short eye stalks.

Three species of abalone found in waters around Japan are now on the Red List of ... data discussions on the international sale of wild animals and plants under the Washington Convention and ...

The critically endangered White-bellied Heron faces extinction due to habitat disturbance from human activities and predation ...

Originally used to study habitats and behaviors, sensors attached to animals are now being used to monitor the Earth's environment more broadly. Bio-logging can provide useful data about remote ...

The system, which began operation in January, aggregates statistics on captured animals by species and municipality. It is ...