Japan downgrades harbor seals to "near-threatened" rank on Red List

Japan downgrades harbor seals to "near-threatened" rank on Red List

File photo taken in July 2013 at the tip of Cape Erimo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, shows harbor seals, whose Red List rank was downgraded by the Environment Ministry on Sept. 15, 2015, by a notch from "endangered" status to the rank of "near-threatened" species due to a growing population that has caused damage to local fishing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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