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Japanese Otter Becomes Extinct
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 14:52
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Japan's Environment Minister has declared the Japanese otter extinct. Full Story: The Japanese environment ministry on Tuesday updated its list of endangered or extinct animals known as the “red list,” and the Japanese otter was included. The species was officially declared extinct. Local media report that the otter was hunted for its fur causing its numbers to drop drastically. It was last spotted in Honshu, the main island of Japan, in 1979. The Environment Ministry has not received reports of its existence in over 30 years and therefore added the Japanese otter to the list of extinct animals. [Goshi Hosono, Environment Minister]: “We take it very seriously that the species has become extinct. As the environment ministry, there is a need to work hard to improve the protection of wild animals.” This is the first time a mammal has been declared extinct in Japan since 1925. For more news and videos visit ☛ ntdtv.org Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me
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