The Short Tailed Albotross (Phoebastria Albatrus) is a bird found in the Toroshima and the Minami island in Japan. It used found in many other islands in the North Pacific Ocean. This Albotross is very distinguishable from other albatrosses because of their pink bill. They prefer on rugged grassy terraces near the ocean. They also live in areas of low elevation. When its time for the Albotross to eat it will fly to the ocean shore where it will prey on shrimp and fish. An important fact to know is that they o lay lay one egg a year, so they reproduce very slowly. They usually lay their eggs in October and November, and they hatch in late Decsmber and early January. The bird started to become endangered in the late 1800s. Hunters started to hunt it because their feathers were very valuable. It is estimated that around 5 million of the birds were killed in this process. In Japan many of these birds were killed in a volcanic eruption. Now days there are only 200 hundred of this specie left. The government of Japan named the entire island of Toroshima a national monument. This will help the protection of the birds on the island. With efforts from the government of Japan and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service, this animal should be able to survive extinction.

This is the Hokuriku Salamander (Hynobius Takedai). It lives in the Ishikawa and Toyoma prefectures in Japan. It mostly lives in Decidious forests and small mountains. It preys on smaller insects and organisms. It is endangered because of a loss of habitat. We do not know their exact population, but we do know it's on the decline. Their biggest threat to their habitat is water pollution. Since, the salamander breeds in ponds and streams this is a big problem. They were also a victim of predation. Many of the Salamanders were eaten by larger consumers. Fixing water pollution could preserve this specie, but preventing other predators from eating them will be difficult. The good news is there are already efforts to preserve this specie in Ishikawa Japan!

This is the Stellar Sea Cow. The Sea Cow is classified as a Marine Mammal. The sea cow was a herbivore and it mostly fed on kelp. It was very massive, ranging from 35 to 40 feet long. It used to live in by the islands in the Berning Sea before it became extinct. At one point in its existence, it lived in the Pacific rim, that spanned from Japan all the way to California. Since it was very large, it couldn't swim very fast. This made it an easy target for hunters. Only after 27 years of discovery, it was hunted into extinction. The last Stellar Sea Cow was killed in 1768.