After comparing all genomes, the researchers found that the Japanese wolf is part of an evolutionary branch of wolves that arose 20,000 to 40,000 years ago. Some of the wolves from this branch evolved ...

Scientists may have just discovered that the Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax), which went extinct over a century ago, might be the closest relative of modern dogs after studying the genomes of ...

Could an apex predator, thought to be extinct for 100 years, still be roaming the Japanese mountains? Some enthusiasts think they have the evidence. Hiroshi Yagi was driving through the Chichibu Tama ...

When did the last wolf roam Japan? Officially, many would say late January 1905. That is when hunters along the Takami River in Nara Prefecture killed a male wolf chasing some deer. They discarded the ...

Amid the tranquil landscapes of Japan, where the haunting howls of real wolves fell silent in the echoes of the past, an eerily familiar sound now resounds. "You're not getting away with this!" warns ...

Robots in wolves’ clothing turned out to be a useful investment for a small Japanese town in late 2020. Amidst growing accounts of bear encounters and sightings around the northern island town of ...

No, this is not a Halloween decoration someone forgot. This robot — “Monster Wolf” — is actually a bear deterrent. The city of Takikawa, Japan, deployed these robowolves to prevent bear attacks. And ...

A recent spate of bear attacks in Japan has prompted one city to invest in an unusual scare tactic: robotic wolves. The city of Takikawa in northern Japan, population 41,000, purchased two of the ...

Nov. 12 (UPI) --A Japanese town is protecting itself from wandering bears with a pair of unusual guardians: motion-detecting robot wolves. Officials in Takikawa, on the island of Hokkaido, said ...