Road accidents threaten flightless Okinawan bird

Road accidents threaten flightless Okinawan bird

TOKYO, Japan - Supplied undated file photo shows an Okinawa Rail in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The critically endangered, flightless bird found only in northern Okinawa is under increasing threat from road traffic, with a record high number of accidents so far in 2011, the Environment Ministry's Yambaru Wildlife Conservation Center said on Nov. 2, 2011. (Photo courtesy of Environment Ministry)(PHOTO NOT FOR SALE)(Kyodo)

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