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

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

AMAMI, Japan - Shintaro Abe (R) and Masahiro Nishi examine a trap set in the mountains to capture mongooses on Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, on March 21, 2013.

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