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Undomesticated rabbits on western Japan island

A rabbit is seen on Okuno Island, home to about 1,000 rabbits, in Takehara in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on May 22, 2025. The non-native rabbits, which were brought to the island in the 1970s and became undomesticated, attract tourists.

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US: Palisades Fire Visible From Flights Near LAX As 30,000 Evacuate 4

Huge plumes of smoke were visible from flights arriving and departing from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as a wildfire rapidly spread through Pacific Palisades fueled by Santa Ana winds on Tuesday, January 7. The fire has scorched more than 2,900 acres, prompting the evacuation of nearly 30,000 residents and causing several road closures. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency to provide additional support to the affected communities.

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US: Palisades Fire Smoke Visible From Flights Near LAX As 30,000 Evacuate 2

Huge plumes of smoke were visible from flights arriving and departing from Los Angeles International Airport as a wildfire rapidly spread through Pacific Palisades fueled by Santa Ana winds on Tuesday, January 7. The fire has scorched more than 2,900 acres, prompting the evacuation of nearly 30,000 residents and causing several road closures. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency to provide additional support to the affected communities.

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Traditional Chinese ink painting displayed on snow in NE China's Harbin

STORY: Traditional Chinese ink painting displayed on snow in NE China's Harbin DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:12 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of snow ink painting in Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo STORYLINE: At the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Exposition in northeastern China's Harbin, many tourists are stunned by a snow ink painting. Red plum, white snow and gray rabbit in the traditional Chinese art form express good wishes for the Year of the Rabbit. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

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Urban Animal Album

OSAKA, Japan - Rabbits on Okunoshima Island, nicknamed Rabbit Island, in Hiroshima Prefecture, surround a tourist with feed on Dec. 19, 2013. More than 700 rabbits live on the island of just 4 kilometers in making a circuit, after some rabbits brought to the island after World War II became feral and propagated.

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Amami black rabbit

AMAMI, Japan - Photo taken in March 2012 shows an Amami black rabbit, a species found only in Japan and designated by the state as a natural treasure, on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture.

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11 specially protected rabbits found dead on Amami-Oshima

TOKYO, Japan - An Amami black rabbit on Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, in a photo taken in 2004. Eleven Amami black rabbits, which are found only in Japan and designated by the state as a natural treasure, have been found dead on Amami-Oshima Island, local officials said Nov. 14. The dead rabbits had no discernible injuries.

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'Animals' lose Kagoshima Pref. eco lawsuit

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Hiroaki Sono, one of the plaintiffs who filed a suit calling for a court order to halt the construction of golf courses on Amami-Ohima Island, holds a press conference in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 22 after the Kagoshima District Court ruled against them. The suit, filed in 1995, drew public attention because four of the plaintiffs were listed as an Amami rabbit, a jay, a thrush and an Amami woodcock. The animal names on the official documents were followed by ''known as'' and the plaintiffs' names.

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Amami black rabbit

Photo taken on July 3, 2021, on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture shows an Amami black rabbit, a rare species found only in Japan.

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Amami-Oshima residents want gov't to combat nonnative species

NAZE, Japan - About 80 percent of Amami-Oshima Island residents believe the central and local governments should spend money to fight nonnative species to protect the Amami black rabbit (photo taken in 2004) and endangered habitats, according to a World Wildlife Fund survey released June 1. (Kyodo)

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Amami black rabbit

AMAMI, Japan - Photo taken in March 2012 shows an Amami black rabbit, a species found only in Japan and designated by the state as a natural treasure, on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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11 specially protected rabbits found dead on Amami-Oshima

TOKYO, Japan - An Amami black rabbit on Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, in a photo taken in 2004. Eleven Amami black rabbits, which are found only in Japan and designated by the state as a natural treasure, have been found dead on Amami-Oshima Island, local officials said Nov. 14. The dead rabbits had no discernible injuries. (Kyodo)

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Site of wartime chemical weapon plants now rabbit island

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Rabbits live in the wild on Okuno Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, in December 2010. In the background is a former poison gas storage as the island was the site of chemical weapons production before and during World War II. (Kyodo)

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'Animals' lose Kagoshima Pref. eco lawsuit

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Hiroaki Sono, one of the plaintiffs who filed a suit calling for a court order to halt the construction of golf courses on Amami-Ohima Island, holds a press conference in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 22 after the Kagoshima District Court ruled against them. The suit, filed in 1995, drew public attention because four of the plaintiffs were listed as an Amami rabbit, a jay, a thrush and an Amami woodcock. The animal names on the official documents were followed by ''known as'' and the plaintiffs' names.

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World Heritage Committee session postponed due to coronavirus

File photo taken April 28, 2018 shows an Amami rabbit on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture. A session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee scheduled for June 2020 in China, at which the proposed registration of a chain of Japanese southwestern islands including Amami-Oshima was to be discussed, has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Amami rabbit

Photo taken on April 28, 2018 shows an Amami rabbit on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo