OMACHI, Nagano Prefecture The Japanese wolf, a species thought to have gone extinct more than a century ago, may still roam the rugged mountain terrain of central Japan but finding solid proof remains elusive despite a string of “sightings.”
OMACHI, Nagano Prefecture Fangs deemed to be from an extinct Japanese wolf species that people in bygone times wore as talismans to ward off evil were found by a curator combing through the collection of the city-run Omachi Alpine Museum here.