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UNESCO registers Shiretoko as natural heritage site

SHIRETOKO, Japan - Photo taken July 12, 2005, shows parent and child brown bears in Shari, Hokkaido. A UNESCO panel decided July 14 to admit the Shiretoko area as a natural heritage site.

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UNESCO registers Shiretoko as natural heritage site

SHIRETOKO, Japan - Photo taken July 12, 2005, shows the Shiretoko mountain range reflected on one of the five lakes in Shari, Hokkaido. A UNESCO panel decided July 14 to admit the Shiretoko area as a natural heritage site.

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UNESCO registers Shiretoko as natural heritage site

SHIRETOKO, Japan - A yezo deer (front) in this photo taken July 12, 2005, moves cautiously while a brown bear crosses a river on the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, which a UNESCO panel decided July 14 to admit as a natural heritage site.