Minoru Saba21h ago
Visited Zoorasia in Yokohama last month mainly to see the Tsushima Leopard Cat (ツシマヤマネコ) after a blank of over two and a half years.
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The Japan TimesOct 15, 2023
Japan's native wildcats aren't on the country's tragic list of extinct species, but they're teetering on the brink. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/10/15/wildlife/endangered-tsushima-iriomote-cats-conservation/?utm_content=buffer48c07&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #environment #wildlife #tsushima #okinawa #tsushimaleopardcat #iriomotecat #nagasaki #animals #endangered #cats
The last of Japan's wildcats

Only about 100 animals of each species survive today, putting both on the brink of extinction along with more than 3,700 other species nationwide.

The Japan Times