NAGANO--Five endangered rock ptarmigan chicks have been found dead in the Central Japan Alps in Nagano Prefecture despite the Environment Ministry's efforts to nurture them, after fleeing their nest.

Once believed extinct in the Central Japan Alps, rock ptarmigans hatched at a zoo were transported to a mountain in Nagano Prefecture for eventual release into the wild. It will be the first ...

Four Korean climbers were found dead in Japan's Central Alps, according to Japanese police Tuesday. On Tuesday, police rescued one missing Korean named Park Hye-jae, 63, one of the five climbers ...

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