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"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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"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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common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula)

A common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula) is seen in the Ostrava Zoo, Czech Republic, on July 1, 2019. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula)

A common dwarf mongooses (Helogale parvula) are seen in the Ostrava Zoo, Czech Republic, on July 1, 2019. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula)

A common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula) is seen in the Ostrava Zoo, Czech Republic, on July 1, 2019. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula)

A common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula) is seen in the Ostrava Zoo, Czech Republic, on July 1, 2019. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula)

A common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula) is seen in the Ostrava Zoo, Czech Republic, on July 1, 2019. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula)

A common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula) is seen in the Ostrava Zoo, Czech Republic, on July 1, 2019. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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