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has taken several measure to conserve native wildlife such as hunting restrictions, captive breeding programs, and habitat protection and restoration. The feeding of wild animals by humans (
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Iwase, Akira; Hashizume, Jun; Izuho, Masami; Takahashi, Keiichi; Sato, Hiroyuki (March 2012). "Timing of Megafaunal Extinction in the Late Late Pleistocene on the Japanese Archipelago".
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Takeuchi, T., Takahashi, J., Kiyoshi, T. et al (2015). "Genetic differentiation in the endangered myrmecophilous butterfly
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can be found. In the warm-temperate climate of Kyūshū, Shikoku and south-western Honshū, the dominant vegetation is
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In 1897 Japan passed a law that protects forests for a variety of purposes, including to prevent erosion, protect
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are present in the southern islands including the Formosan odd-scaled snake, Japanese odd-scaled snake, and the
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family (Hynobiidae) is particularly well represented; many members of the family are found only in Japan.
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species that are found nowhere else in the world, making it home to many endangered/rare species.
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Yasuhiro Nakamura (2011). "Conservation of butterflies in Japan: status, actions, and strategy".
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Some of the butterflies are endangered, and thus added into the Japan Red List. One example is
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grows abundantly in Japan with around 400 to 500 species including the dwarf bamboos known as
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are dominant in much of Hokkaidō and in the mountains of central and northern Honshū with
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is found only on the southernmost islands of Iriomote and Ishigaki in its Japanese range.
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occur in warmer waters around southern Japan. Venomous snakes include the mildly venomous
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Masaya Iijima; Keiichi Takahashi; Yoshitsugu Kobayashi (2016). "The oldest record of
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Lizards include many endemic skink species (especially in the southern islands), the
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have been recorded in Japan and more than 250 of these breed. A number of birds are
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Many plants have been introduced to Japan from mainland Asia including important
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species are known to have occurred in the recent geological past of Japan: the
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from the Late Pliocene of Western Japan, and its biogeographic implication".
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have replaced natural forest in many areas. Commonly grown trees include the
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to the rich northern feeding grounds near northwestern Honshu and Hokkaido.
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species which have colonized Japan from the north. In the south there are
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in the Ryukyu Islands have many fish typical of tropical waters such as
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stretch a long distance from north to south and cover a wide range of
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also formerly inhabited Honshu. Two wolf species found in Japan, the
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Revision of the Fishes Collected by Burger and Von Siebold in Japan
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species, typical of tropical regions. Between these areas lies the
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has led to these corals expanding at the expense of seagrasses.
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occur naturally in Japan. The vegetation varies widely from
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occur in Japan. The largest of these are the two bears. The
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fish include six species of salmon represented by the
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growing. In the highest mountains there is a zone of
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Among Japan's most famous mammals is the 210:bathing in hot springs in Nagano prefecture 1840: 1826: 1342: 513: 1407: 1375: 1087:Learn how and when to remove this message 878:including several of the mainly tropical 174:Learn how and when to remove this message 1570:"On the Extinction of the Japanese Wolf" 1104: 936: 850: 713:carp. Small freshwater fish include the 600: 416: 202: 48:. In the north of the country, north of 1736: 1468: 1441: 1135:in the north. In the subtropical zone, 681:have been recorded in Japan. Important 526:and highly venomous but non-aggressive 2227: 1742: 1677:Mann, K.H. and J.R.N. Lazier. (2006). 1566: 1395:. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 1363:. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 981:which lie within waters warmed by the 858:, the largest social wasp in the world 345:), the world's most northerly monkey. 40:. This results in a high diversity of 1821: 1691:Annelise Giseburt (25 October 2023). 1560: 1480:Tsushima Wildlife Conservation Center 1847: 1671: 1447: 1025:adding citations to reliable sources 996: 949:List of non-marine molluscs of Japan 112:adding citations to reliable sources 83: 64:zone which shares many species with 1813:Japan Wildlife Conservation Society 1717:Annelise Giseburt (27 April 2023). 13: 1800:Japan: An illustrated encyclopedia 522:of which nearly half are endemic. 14: 2261: 1806: 1194:plants including the low-growing 1123:Around 4,000 to 6,000 species of 985:and its offshoots. The impact of 627:Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle 2208: 2199: 2198: 1001: 815:are found in warmer areas while 588:Orthriophis taeniurus schmackeri 242:) inhabits mountainous areas in 88: 1710: 1684: 1648: 1631: 1613:Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 1514:from the original on 2014-02-21 1297: 1012:needs additional citations for 99:needs additional citations for 2166:British Indian Ocean Territory 1639:Journal of Insect Conservation 1600: 1525: 1494: 1330:Biota of Tokyo Imperial Palace 1274:and garden plants such as the 1259:and the taller kinds known as 874:Japan has around 300 kinds of 518:Japan has about 73 species of 1: 1679:Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems 1482:. Ministry of the Environment 1429:. 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(1991). 1534:Quaternary International 992: 972: 957:are associated with the 890:including the primitive 449:Syrmaticus soemmerringii 406: 362:Neophocaena phocaenoides 292:Prionailurus bengalensis 272:Nyctereutes procyonoides 199:List of mammals of Japan 188:List of animals of Japan 79: 2176:Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1420:"The Wildlife in Japan" 1131:forest in the south to 886:. There are around 190 784:. The Japanese taimen ( 772:are represented by the 719:Nipponocypris sieboldii 672: 514:Reptiles and amphibians 490:Large numbers of birds 2250:Biota of archipelagoes 1575:Asian Folklore Studies 1120: 1112:, a large and ancient 977:Japan has a number of 944: 870:List of moths of Japan 859: 691:Plecoglossus altivelis 657:species including the 618:Diploderma polygonatum 608: 596:Amami odd-scaled snake 532:black-banded sea krait 485:Apalopteron familiare 424: 413:List of birds of Japan 401:Canis lupus hodophylax 378:Palaeoloxodon naumanni 335:Sus scrofa leucomystax 282:). There are two wild 211: 72:. Japan also has many 1779:Boeseman, M. (1947). 1743:Knight, John (2014). 1661:Conservation Genetics 1567:Knight, John (1997). 1108: 979:temperate coral reefs 955:Japanese flying squid 942:Japanese flying squid 940: 893:Epiophlebia superstes 854: 793:Tribolodon hakonensis 604: 420: 375:The extinct elephant 206: 2090:United Arab Emirates 1247:Cryptomeria japonica 1215:Chamaecyparis obtusa 1170:) and oaks like the 1021:improve this article 953:The winter spawning 880:milkweed butterflies 677:Over 3,000 types of 623:Japanese pond turtle 469:Gallirallus okinawae 461:Phasianus versicolor 427:Over 600 species of 108:improve this article 2245:Wildlife by country 2117:limited recognition 1546:2012QuInt.255..114I 1227:Japanese black pine 1196:Siberian dwarf pine 1036:"Wildlife of Japan" 896:. Other well-known 833:Mitsukurina owstoni 827:. The little-known 699:Carassius carassius 564:Gloydius blomhoffii 437:Japanese woodpecker 384:Sinomegaceros yabei 327:Capricornis crispus 123:"Wildlife of Japan" 1802:, Kodansha, Tokyo. 1790:The Birds of Japan 1608:Alligator sinensis 1243:Japanese red cedar 1121: 1114:Japanese red cedar 945: 910:Asian giant hornet 860: 856:Asian giant hornet 780:, and the endemic 778:Dolly Varden trout 774:white-spotted char 667:Asiatic salamander 653:There are over 40 631:Chinese box turtle 609: 568:Japanese rat snake 425: 422:Red-crowned cranes 393:Canis lupus hattai 370:Eumetopias jubatus 366:Steller's sea lion 212: 2222: 2221: 2159:other territories 1849:Wildlife of Asia 1456:. 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