As peckish deer chase delighted tourists in Japan's temple-dotted Nara Park, a quiet but dedicated team of litter-pickers patrols the stone paths, collecting plastic waste that threatens the ...

Around 1,300 wild deer roam the vast park, which has been their home since the eighth century Philip FONG Public bins are scarce in Japan and visitors are encouraged to take their trash home ...

Some activists have even retrieved chunks of plastic waste from Nara deer carcasses. Armed with gloves, tongs and dustpans, the park's litter-picking squad — called Beautiful Deer — are ...

Some activists have even retrieved chunks of plastic waste from Nara deer carcasses. Armed with gloves, tongs and dustpans, the park's litter-picking squad -- called Beautiful Deer -- are fighting ...

Some activists have even retrieved chunks of plastic waste from Nara deer carcasses. Armed with gloves, tongs and dustpans, the park’s litter-picking squad – called Beautiful Deer – are ...

“Plastic items can accumulate in deer stomachs over a long period, leading to their death through weakness,” he warned. Armed with gloves, tongs and dustpans, the park’s litter-picking squad ...