The mongooses quickly multiplied and started attacking rare wild animals, such as the Amami rabbit, which is listed on the red list for endangered species. The government in fiscal 2000 started ...

Feral cats have long caused trouble on the island. They prey on the Amami rabbit, which is designated as a special natural treasure by the central government, and other precious species ...

Each round mass looks like a single fruit, However, each cluster is composed of several thousand fruits, each measuring approximately 0.3 mm in size. Upon closer examination, the clusters can be ...

Nissan doesn’t get much credit as an innovator in the electric vehicle (EV) market, but the Leaf was among the first mainstream, modern battery-powered vehicles on road when it first launched. As a ...

Other rabbits facing similar threats and nearing extinction are the Amami rabbit and Sumatran rabbit. They’re both critically endangered. Hares: Some breeds, like the Brown hare, aren’t at ...

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Instead, mongooses began preying on rare native species including the Amami rabbit — a highly protected species that has been designated as a "special natural monument." The island's mongoose ...

The Ishikawa frog, the Amami rabbit, the atlas moth and Okinawa rail are all species that are unique to these little islands and all life, on and underneath the land, breathes to the beat of the ...