Tag - deer

 
 

DEER

EDITORIALS
May 1, 2014
Wild animal population control
Deer and wild boar are having such a serious impact on Japan's agriculture and ecosystems that the government is proposing to control their rapidly expanding populations by hunting and other means.
Japan Times
JAPAN / WEDGE
Nov 11, 2013
Deer a pest said best served as local delicacy
To reduce the damage done to the environment by birds and other animals, major security company Alsok began a monitoring service this summer in which people helping hunters are notified by email when something lands in their traps.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Jun 2, 2013
Finding ways not to say 'mottainai!' in the woods
The common Japanese term mottainai, meaning “what a waste,” has become an international concept.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami