Animal life

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<iframe width="100" height="160" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&amp;sll=38.296665,141.419905&amp;sspn=0 .006295,0.006295&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=38.299906,141. 415672&amp;spn=0.043109,0.034332&amp;t=h&amp;z=12& amp;output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&amp;sll=38.296665,141.419905&amp;sspn=0 .006295,0.006295&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=38.299906,141. 415672&amp;spn=0.043109,0.034332&amp;t=h&amp;z=12& amp;source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">"Cat Island" tashiro island</a></small> Ishinomaki city, Miyagi prefecture


after earthquake










tashirojima http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tashirojima
mainichi jp http://mainichi.jp/select/wadai/grap...ima/index.html

[makoto]

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Black-tailed gulls nest on post-quake rubble

MORIOKA--Black-tailed gulls have become an unexpected source of inspiration in some coastal areas in Iwate Prefecture, as they nest amid the debris of homes ravaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110601004824.htm





photo Yomiuri online, kol net, sankei news

[makoto]

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A home on the range for animals hit by disaster

NASUMACHI, Tochigi--A pastoral refuge set to open here in June is ready to take in dogs, horses, cattle and other animals whose owners are unable to care for them in the wake of the March 11 disaster. .....

http://yaplog.jp/brave-stable/archive/1

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110530002697.htm

say good‐bye at Iitate village

[Pathfinder]

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In Fukushima prefecture Namie City a rabbit missing its ears was recently born. According to the video poster the rabbits are being fed outdoor grass possibly contaminated by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Namie City is outside of the 30 kilometer exclusion zone.

Youtube commenters are recommending calling it ?Daiichi?.

http://<IFRAME height=349 src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UqVY9azhH3U" frameBorder=0 width=425 allowfullscreen></IFRAME>

http://www.japannewstoday.com/?p=3800

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqVY9azhH3U&feature=player_embedded

[makoto]

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Quake-hit 'island of cats' seeks aid

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi--Cats outnumber humans on a remote island in Miyagi Prefecture that was hit by the March 11 tsunami, and although the two-legged residents are busy rebuilding from the disaster, they have sent out a call for special donations to help feed their four-legged friends........


Details are available on the Web site of Hama's inn: http://www.tashiro-hamaya.com or http://nyanpro.com/index.html japanese
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110609003573.htm

panorama photo

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from wiki

http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panor...1/0609umineko/

[makoto]

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Cows that survived tsunami shown at Miyagi Pref. fair

SENDAI--Hard work and determination paid off for a group of high school students in Miyagi Prefecture on Monday, when they showed three Holstein dairy cows that survived the March 11 tsunami at a fair in Misatomachi......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110620004664.htm

Equine Res. Inst. Japan Racing Assoc. reopens
Iwaki city, Fukushima pref



gulls
Kesennuma city, Miyagi pref
asahi com

Yamada town, Iwate pref
mainishi jp

panorama photo

Yamada town, Iwate pref
gulls
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panor...1/0620umineko/

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Quake-hit 'island of cats' seeks aid

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi--Cats outnumber humans on a remote island in Miyagi Prefecture that was hit by the March 11 tsunami, and although the two-legged residents are busy rebuilding from the disaster, they have sent out a call for special donations to help feed their four-legged friends........

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Details are available on the Web site of Hama's inn: http://www.tashiro-hamaya.com or http://nyanpro.com/index.html japanese
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110609003573.htm

panorama photo

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from wiki

http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panor...1/0609umineko/

Another article on the needs of Cat Island:

http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%...10-283421.html
"The island's fishermen have not been able to work since the disaster. Since the cats were usually fed with tiny fish from their catches, they now have to rely on cat food donations."

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Abnormal patterns on clam shells a sign of stress from tsunami

Even hardy marine creatures are showing signs of stress from the disastrous effects of the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake. ......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106200146.html

normal

abnormal

[makoto]

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Demolition workers waiting for swallow chicks to leave nest before taking down building

MIYAKO, Iwate -- Two swallow couples who have made their nests in a building here have tugged on the heartstrings of demolition workers, who have decided to wait until the swallow chicks fly the nests before proceeding with their work.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na016000c.html

Aquamarine Fukushima

Popular seal returns to Fukushima aquarium with a baby bonus

IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture--The disaster-hit Aquamarine Fukushima sea museum here welcomed back its star harbor seal on June 26--along with a cute little bonus......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201106270154.html




photo yomiuri online, 47 news, ann

[makoto]

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Sendai's Gamou tideland starts to take shape again after tsunami

SENDAI -- The Gamou tideland in Sendai's Miyagino Ward, whose reed bed was covered with sand during the March 11 tsunami, causing what officials thought was irrecoverable damage, has started showing signs of recovery......

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3/30
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moe
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na004000c.html

Thousands of albatross may have died in tsunami

Tens of thousands of Laysan and black-footed albatross chicks on Midway Atoll may have perished in the tsunami following the Great East Japan Earthquake, according to a Japanese oceanic photographer who recently visited the atoll.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110630006007.htm

[makoto]

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Did animals give quake warning?

People in areas affected by the March 11 earthquake have reported witnessing unusual behavior by wild animals shortly before the magnitude-9 temblor hit, stories that lend support to the idea that animals can anticipate natural disasters......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110703002214.htm
After major earthquake, always the same story. after small earthquake..........

melon-headed whales case
<iframe width="250" height="172" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WijvIk420Hw?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> japanese

temporary housing with pet
Minamisoma city, Fukushima pref


temporary housing with pets
Watari town, Miyagi pref


evacuee dog at petshop, Sendai city, Miyagi pref
over 100 dogs waiting here
Many dogs come from Fukushima

[makoto]

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Quake-induced stress ails cattle, jeopardizing livestock farming

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- The March earthquake and tsunami affected vast numbers of people in northeastern Japan. But humans have not been the only ones traumatized by the disaster.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm003000c.html

Beetle-watching facility closed to public by nuclear disaster not sure what to do with bugs

TAMURA, Fukushima -- A rhinoceros beetle facility at a children's amusement park here is bereft of visitors after closing its doors because of the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant disaster, and as leftover bugs turn into their adult forms, the facility is troubled by what to do with them........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na014000c.html

[makoto]

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Aquamarine Fukushima reopens at 15 July



photo yomiuri online, 47news and sankei

Survey: Fewer abalone, sea urchins in post-tsunami sea

OTSUCHI, Iwate Prefecture--The first survey of marine life living on the seabed after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami showed a sharp drop in abalone and sea urchins......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107130317.html

just after 3/11 earthquake at Edogawa ward' ZOO, Tokyo
sheeps, monkeys crying
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just after 3/11 earthquake
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aftershock
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became panicky caused by many aftershocks
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Aquarium in Fukushima reopens

An aquarium in Fukushima Prefecture has reopened after a 4-month closure due to the March 11th earthquake and tsunami......

Friday, July 15, 2011 17:27 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_28.html

Hopeful aquarium reopens after quake

FUKUSHIMA--Mai Hibino, an animal keeper at an aquarium in Fukushima, used a hose to pour water over Go, an 11-year-old male walrus. "You've been very, very patient," Hibino said softly....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110715005203.htm

Devastated aquarium reopens in Fukushima

IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture--Aquamarine Fukushima, an aquarium in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, reopened July 15, four months after damage from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami forced it to close its doors.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107150337.html

Disaster-Hit Fukushima Aquarium Reopens

Iwaki, Fukushima Pref., July 15 (Jiji Press)--An aquarium in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, reopened on Friday, after being closed since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011071500574



reopening ceremony and debris





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photo sankei news and jiji com