Japan's Ryukyu Islands, which includes Okinawa, are the exclusive home to two rare mammals, the Amami rabbit and Ryukyu ...

Japan's Ryukyu Islands, which includes Okinawa, are the exclusive home to two rare mammals, the Amami rabbit and Ryukyu long-furred rat. These animals are hard to observe, but conservationists wish to ...

The mongooses came from Okinawa Prefecture, where they had been introduced earlier also to kill dangerous animals. But like so many other species-introduction programs, the plan on Amami-Oshima ...

Diet discussions on the draft of the animal protection law in 1973 tackled live shows in Okinawa featuring fights between highly venomous “habu” vipers native to the island prefecture and ...

The Amami rabbit is a relict endemic species — it was more widespread but is now confined to a particular region — ...