Russia reports world's first cases of H5N8 bird flu in humans
Russia said it found the world’s first cases of the H5N8 strain of avian influenza in humans, though the virus isn’t yet spreading between people. Authorities have sent information on the seven cases detected in workers at a poultry farm in southern Russia to the ...
Disaster-prone Japan to step up efforts to help evacuees with pets
The Environment Ministry is preparing a checklist for local governments with a view toward making it simpler for people to find out which shelters accept pets, officials said.
The certified hunting instructors will accompany young hunters and give hands-on training on how to find animals, shoot them and set traps, officials said.
Large numbers of the shellfish have become attached to the surfaces of cylindrical floats deployed to suppress waves at the facility, causing them to fail to function efficiently.
Economic growth has 'devastating cost to nature,' review finds
It called for a fundamental redressing of humanity's demands and nature's supply, warning that biodiversity is intricately linked with human well-being and health.
Most Japanese poultry farms hit by bird flu had flaws in wildlife control
The agriculture ministry's survey team inspected 30 of the affected farms and discovered flaws in preventive measures at 27 of them.
Dramatic shark decline leaves 'gaping hole' in ocean, new study reports
Specialists at a meeting on shark conservation were said to be "stunned into silence" by data showing overfishing had wiped out over 70% of some populations in the last half-century.
New China swine fever strains point to unlicensed vaccines
The variants of the disease cause a chronic condition that reduces the number of healthy piglets born.
Japanese team develops cancer detector using mosquito's sense of smell
The team aims to put the sensor, which can be created at low cost and is said to be highly accurate, to practical use within as little time as 10 years.
Raven queen vanishes, and Britain fears prophecy of doom will come true
They flap and lollop and squawk and scavenge. They hold the future of the realm, some say, in their fearsome beaks. And now one of them has been reclassified to MIA from AWOL.
Aichi city aims to give ‘dropout’ service dogs a second life
The city of Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, is utilizing Japan's furusato nōzei hometown donation system to support a second life for dogs that fail to become service animals. There is currently no public support for such dogs, according to the Japan Service Dog Association. "There are ...
Chiba to cull record 1.1 million chickens after bird flu outbreak
Earlier infections 3 kilometers away within the prefecture made it the first in eastern Japan to report incidence of the viral infection this winter, after cases spread in western Japan.
