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Facemasks present concern for sea turtles

May 9, 2022

One toll of the COVID-19 pandemic for wildlife is the spread of facemasks in natural areas. In a routine fecal analysis of a dead green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) found off the coast of Japan, …

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Can Japan’s red-crowned cranes make it on their own?

May 2, 2022

Red-crowned cranes are revered in Japan. They appear on currency. They serve as the logo for Japan Airlines. Their mating displays draw birdwatchers and photographers. And they hold symbolic importance. Last year, their conservation status …

Joshua Rapp Learn

Fukushima’s radioactive soil contaminates snakes

September 9, 2020

The first thing Hannah Gerke noticed in her research area was the lushness. Plants in yards and along roads were overgrown. Animals had clearly gotten into some of the nearby houses. But what she couldn’t …

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Old Japanese fish prints yield clues about dwindling species

March 2, 2020

The Japanese practice of making ink prints from fish known as gyotaku has let fishermen show off their catches and taught children about anatomy. Now researchers are finding that they can be used to study …

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Wildlife is thriving in radioactive Fukushima

February 6, 2020

Wildlife is thriving in Japan’s Fukushima area, the site of a 2011 nuclear power plant accident, with many native species recolonizing areas off limits to humans. TWS member James Beasely, a wildlife biologist at the …

Dana Kobilinsky

Researchers explore sika deer’s past to guide its future

June 8, 2017

Researchers recently looked back about a century ago to determine how sika deer made their way from their native home on Japan’s Yakushima Island to Dorchester County, Md., with the hopes of guiding management of …

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