Uninhabited Japanese Island Turns into Rabbit Paradise

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Source: The Guardian
Uninhabited Japanese Island Turns into Rabbit Paradise
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Okunoshima, an uninhabited Japanese island with a dark wartime history of chemical weapon production, has become a popular tourist destination known for its large rabbit population, which is now dependent on visitors for food and faces threats from predators and declining natural resources. The island's history and its current ecological challenges highlight a complex legacy of darkness and light.

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