wildlife

Thailand animal sanctuary owner decries charges
In this May 9 photo, employees and volunteers prepare to give a dental examination to a sedated 20-year-old Moon Bear named Nuru at the Wildlife Friends Foundation near the village of Kao Look Chang, Thailand. (AP Photo)
May 11, 2013
KAO LOOK CHANG, Thailand--For more than a decade, a sprawling wildlife refuge south of Bangkok has been rehabilitating and caring for animals abandoned or abused by their...
Scientists in groundbreaking study on effects of...
The Asahi Shimbun
October 04, 2012
Researchers trying to assess the impact of radiation on ecosystems due to the Fukushima nuclear disaster have come up with some surprising results: But they're not entirely...
@ALASKA BAY: Nonprofit strives to clean up Japan...
The Asahi Shimbun
July 12, 2012
"What's that?"
Orangutans get schooled in returning to the wild
A parent and child pair of orangutans live on the uninhabited Kaja island in Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia, before being returned to the wild. (Fusako Go)
February 29, 2012
NYARU MENTENG, Indonesia--Whether falling captive to humans or for other reasons, orangutans that have been domesticated will get a chance to return to the wilderness, after...
Gasp! Some Japanese squirrels cannot crack walnuts
Japanese squirrel (Provided by Noriko Tamura)
October 06, 2011
In a bit of "nutty" research, a wildlife researcher has found that some unfortunate Japanese squirrels cannot eat walnuts, because they never learned how to crack their hard...
JAPAN HERITAGE Iriomotejima: Where wildcats roam...
Mangrove forests are an exotic feature of the subtropical Iriomotejima island in Okinawa Prefecture. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
July 15, 2011
Iriomotejima is one of the 19 Yaeyama islands of Okinawa. Like all the islands in the chain, it is surrounded by coral reefs.
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