08 Sep '12, 3am

We've Officially Wiped Out the Japanese River Otter

In addition to the river otter, the Ministry of the Environment also declared as extinct a subspecies of the least horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus pumilus miyakonis ), which was last seen in 1971. The Japanese subspecies of the Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus japonicus ) was declared extinct on the island of Kyushu, where it has not been seen since 1957 (it persists elsewhere in Japan). One bird species, one insect species, one shellfish species and two plant species were also listed as extinct. The names of those additional groups were not immediately available.

Full article: http://www.ecorazzi.com/2012/09/06/weve-officially-wiped-...

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