storms and high tides as typhoon Bebinca approaches the country's southwestern island of Amami on Saturday. The season's 13th typhoon could bring violent winds and rough seas to the country's ...

3 it has eliminated all invasive mongooses from Amami-Oshima island here, describing the eradication program as a “worldwide unprecedented achievement in protecting biodiversity.” For years ...

Japan's Environment Ministry on Tuesday announced that non-native mongooses have been eradicated from Amami-Oshima Island in the country's southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima. Amami-Oshima is ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency said Typhoon Shanshan was about 130 kilometers (80 miles) east of the southern island of Amami on Tuesday morning as it slowly headed north toward Kyushu while ...

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Amami-Oshima is registered as a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site. The non-native mammal was introduced onto the island in 1979 to reduce the population of a highly venomous local snake species.

The rabbits only live on Amami Oshima and one other island and are listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list. The mongoose population had exploded ...

Typhoon Shanshan Threatens Heavy Rain and Traffic Disruption in Southwestern Japan TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon was approaching Japan's southwestern islands Tuesday, with weather officials ...