{"id":2761,"date":"2012-04-10T04:00:21","date_gmt":"2012-04-10T11:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/?p=2761"},"modified":"2012-04-01T06:49:23","modified_gmt":"2012-04-01T13:49:23","slug":"iriomote-cat-critically-endangered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/iriomote-cat-critically-endangered","title":{"rendered":"Iriomote Cat &#8211; Critically Endangered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/iriomote896.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/iriomote896-277x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"iriomote896\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/iriomote896-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/iriomote896-400x432.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/iriomote896-138x150.jpg 138w, https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/iriomote896.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFor the letter &#8220;I&#8221; I would like to introduce you to one of the rarest cats in the world.  They live on a tiny Japanese Island which has been overrun with tourism, and the Iriomote cat is one of the attractions. A fatal attraction, unfortunately. It seems that most of the cats that die are hit by cars.<br \/>\nIn Japanese it is called \u00e8\u00a5\u00bf\u00e8\u00a1\u00a8\u00e5\u00b1\u00b1\u00e7\u0152\u00ab Iriomote-yamaneko.<\/p>\n<p>The Iriomote cat is a dark colored feline about the same size as a domestic cat. They  live in wet lowlands and they like to fish. The recent popularity of the cat gives me hope. Here is a video of one that was hunting near a roadway. Hopefully he learned to stay away from cars.<br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d5kSqYBtfL4?feature=player_embedded\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>and YOU can help:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please call the Ministry of the Environment or send them an email (Tel.\u00ef\u00bc\u016103-3581-3351 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.env.go.jp\/en\/moemail\/\">https:\/\/www.env.go.jp\/en\/moemail\/<\/a> ) requesting them to buy this land so the Iriomote cat can continue to exist here. Tell them that measures should be taken to protect these cats, like lower speed limits and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildlifeextra.com\/go\/news\/roads-wildlife2010.html#cr\">wildlife tunnels<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The habitat of the Iriomote cat is in danger of being annihilated on Iriomote Island which only has around 284 square kilometers.  The Iriomote cat has nowhere else to go and its population is only 100 individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Please also send this message to land trust organizations or NPOs<br \/>\n(e.g. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/english\/contactus.html\">http:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/english\/contactus.html<\/a> )!!<br \/>\nThey could also help purchase the land. <\/p>\n<p>This small 4&#8243; x 6&#8243; painting is for sale, $75.00 and all proceeds will go to small wildcat conservation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the letter &#8220;I&#8221; I would like to introduce you to one of the rarest cats in the world. They live on a tiny Japanese Island which has been overrun with tourism, and the Iriomote cat is one of the attractions. A fatal attraction, unfortunately. 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