Japan's islands teem with diverse snake species, from harmless rat snakes controlling pests to the venomous mamushi.

Our readers have been traveling far and wide — trekking through the Amazon, cycling Oregon bike trails, exploring Old Montreal — and sharing their travel adventures with us via photos, stories and ...

Ecologist Yuya Fukano had planned to do fieldwork in the summer of 2018, but when an unexpected record-breaking heatwave hit Japan, he was forced to find a research project he could carry out from ...

Increasing human-wildlife conflict is a cause of significant concern, especially in the context of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Despite being controversial, lethal management ...

On March 11, 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan, triggering a deadly tsunami that, in addition to killing over 15,000 people, forced more than 100,000 to evacuate their homes due to a meltdown ...

TOKYO -- An undercover investigation by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Japan has found inadequate management and 137 bacteria species at "wildlife cafes," where visitors can interact with rare ...

It is not hard to see why people visit animal cafes in Japan. Animals are cute. Owl lovers want a close-up experience. Capybaras look so unbothered that you can imagine they’re enjoying the attention.

A Japanese news agency’s decision to withdraw a wildlife photo enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI) has reignited debate over the technology’s fast-spreading role in conservation, a field now ...

Among the many threats facing wildlife today, the international pet trade is recognized as a key factor in driving some species towards extinction. Exotic pet trade is prevalent in many countries ...