"Mongoose busters" to save island's endangered native species

"Mongoose busters" to save island's endangered native species

AMAMI, Japan - Photo taken March 21, 2013 shows a mongoose in captivity at the Amami Wildlife Center for use when experimenting with new traps and bait, with Teruyuki Niino, a mongoose handler at the center standing behind, in Yamato on Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture.

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