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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Photo: Rare Japanese Wildcat Edging Closer to Extinction


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A rare Iriomote cat walks through the brush on Iriomote Jima in Japan's Ryukyu archipelago.

Habitat loss and deadly encounters with cars are among the factors pushing one of the world's rarest wildcats closer to extinction, experts warn.

Photograph courtesy Masako Izawa