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The Nihon Ashika (Japanese Sea Lion) used to live in the coastal areas of the Japanese Archipelago by the Sea of Japan. This species has been declared as extinct in the 1970s due to overhunting by humans. However, population revival efforts are being made by Japan together with other countries to bring back the sea lions in the Sea of Japan.

The Nihon Ashika were actually thought to be extinct by the 1970s. Around 30 years later, sightings of the said animal have been reported in Iwami, Tottori prefecture. In 2007, South and North Korea, Russia, and China collaborated to save the sea lions. Almost a decade after that, there has been another set of sightings in Koshikijima Island.

Photo by Nkensei from ja. Licensed under Creative Commons. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en)The Nihon Ashika (Japanese Sea Lion) used to live in the coastal areas of the Japanese Archipelago by the Sea of Japan. This species has been declared as extinct in the 1970s due to overhunting by humans. However, population revival efforts are being made by Japan together with other countries to bring back the sea lions in the Sea of Japan.

The Nihon Ashika were actually thought to be extinct by the 1970s. Around 30 years later, sightings of the said animal have been reported in Iwami, Tottori prefecture. In 2007, South and North Korea, Russia, and China collaborated to save the sea lions. Almost a decade after that, there has been another set of sightings in Koshikijima Island.

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