From the wilds of Hokkaido in the far north to sub-tropical Okinawa in the south, the natural environment and traditions of Japan can be experienced in an ever-developing network of national parks.
From the wilds of Hokkaido in the far north to sub-tropical Okinawa in the south, the natural environment and traditions of Japan can be experienced in an ever-developing network of national parks.
Feral cats to be targeted for capture across Japan s Amami-Oshima Island
February 12, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
A cat, apparently feral, is seen with an Amami rabbit it caught in a mountain on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of the Environment s Amami Wildlife Center) AMAMI, Kagoshima The Ministry of the Environment is set to expand its capture of feral cats on Amami-Oshima in the coming years to protect endangered animals on the island. Currently, feral cats are caught only in the southwestern part of the island in Kagoshima Prefecture. But starting in fiscal 2021, the ministry will gradually expand the areas where traps are set to cover the entire island by fiscal 2023. It aims to reduce their density throughout the island by fiscal 2027. The ministry reported the plan in a meeting held in the city of Amami on Feb. 3.