Raccoon Dog Society of YAKUSHIMA (Raccoon dog is called "TANUKI" in Japanese) NGO that take measures to meet the problem of the invader that human being brought it. NGO is the omission of "Non Governmental Organization". Raccoon dogs were not inhabiting in YAKUSHIMA originally. However, people saw them in the island from about 1994. The number that people see them continues to increase sharply. Those do not cross the sea with selves. Therefore someone should brought them. If the invader like those continues to increase, ecosystem receives big damage. Also it is a serious problem even for farmers. Japanese

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August 20, 2000. The raccoon dog was caught in KURIO. September 27, 2000. The blood collecting and measuring of the raccoon dog. December 20, 2000. The 2nd measuring of the raccoon dog.