Japan's Wild Mammals

About this book

Japan is an archipelago of mammal watchers' dreams — snow monkeys in steaming valleys, sika deer bowing through ancient forest, brown bears on salmon rivers, flying foxes pouring out of island groves at dusk, and seals riding the drift ice of the Okhotsk winter. This complete guide gives you 200 mammal accounts in one uniform, honest format: identification, habitat and range, seasons and behaviour, and ethical, distance-only watching for every single one. Island subspecies and introduced species are clearly labelled, extinct animals are presented as history, and every account reminds you to verify current facts with official sources — so you can plan a trip around Japan's wild mammals with confidence and without disturbing them.