For decades, the remote Ogasawara Islands—a UNESCO World Heritage Site located about 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo—have served as a cautionary tale about the fragility of island ecosystems. Human settlement, deforestation, and invasive species have chipped away at the region’s unique biodiversity, placing several native species on the brink of extinction. Among the most threatened: the Columba janthina nitens, or …
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