Japanese Extinct Animals

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Japan’s Wildlife Faces Extinction as Wildfires Rage

The flames of destruction are closing in on Japan’s rare wildlife, threatening to erase entire species from existence. As forests burn, displaced animals face an uncertain future with limited resources and nowhere to turn.

BBC · 2d

Biggest wildfire in decades burning in Japan

It has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of people to evacuate in the north eastern coastal city of Ofunato.

Yahoo · 2d

Japan's worst wildfire in half a century spreads

Firefighters were Tuesday battling Japan's worst wildfire in half a century, which has left one dead and forced the evacuation of nearly 4,000 local residents.White smoke billowed from a forested area around the northern city of Ofunato,

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Japan Wildfire Horror — Thousands of Animals Trapped in a Burning Hell

Japan’s worst wildfire in 50 years has left thousands of wild and domestic animals trapped in a blazing inferno, with few ...

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Japan’s national monument, an endangered rat, to be shown at Tokyo’s Inokashira Park Zoo

The rat is about 9-16 centimeters long and has spiny hairs among its brown and black fur. Read more at straitstimes.com.

De-Extinction Company Reveals Genetically Engineered ‘Woolly Mouse’

The little rodents' genes were edited to exhibit traits associated with a woolly mammoth genome—including fluffy, ...

The Associated Press17h

Scientists genetically engineer mice with thick hair like the extinct woolly mammoth

Extinction is still forever, but scientists at the biotech company Colossal Biosciences are trying what they say is the next ...

Good News Network13d

Japanese Team Saves Nearly-Extinct Herons by Hand-Rearing Chicks

Having witnessed the extinction of the Japanese oriental stork and the Japanese crested ibis, Dr. Shimano knew he had to help ...

Mice genetically engineered with thick hair to resemble extinct woolly mammoth

Colossal Biosciences has focused on identifying key traits of extinct animals by studying ancient DNA, with a goal to genetically "engineer them into living animals," said CEO Ben Lamm.

MIT Technology Review2d

De-extinction scientists say these gene-edited ‘woolly mice’ are a step toward woolly mammoths

They’re small, fluffy, and kind of cute, but these mice represent a milestone in de-extinction efforts, according to their ...

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