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| The '''Japanese Sea Lion''' (''Zalophus japonicus'' or ''Zalophus californianus japonicus'') is thought to have become ] in the ]. Little is known about them. They were found in marine and coastal areas in the ] and the ] neighboring ]. They bred on flat, open and sandy beaches and sometimes in rocky areas. | The '''Japanese Sea Lion''' (''Zalophus japonicus'' or ''Zalophus californianus japonicus'') is thought to have become ] in the ]. Little is known about them. They were found in marine and coastal areas in the ] and the ] neighboring ]. They bred on flat, open and sandy beaches and sometimes in rocky areas. | ||
| There are various causes for the Japanese Sea Lion's extinction. It was captured for the ] trade, its skin was used for oil, its internal organs were valuable in the making of oriental medicine, and its whiskers were used as pipe cleaners. An estimate of 16,500 sea lions were harvested by Japanese trawlers during the early part of the 20th century which |
There are various causes for the Japanese Sea Lion's extinction. It was captured for the ] trade, its skin was used for oil, its internal organs were valuable in the making of oriental medicine, and its whiskers were used as pipe cleaners. An estimate of 16,500 sea lions were harvested by Japanese trawlers during the early part of the 20th century which the Korean media suggests as a cause of their extinction<ref>{{cite news| title = Extinct Sea Lions to Bring Back to Korea| publisher = Korea Times| date = September 5, 2007| url = http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/09/113_9626.html| accessdate = September 6, 2007}}</ref>, although sea lions were sighted occasionally on Liancourt Rocks by the Korean coast guards decades later.<ref>{{ko icon}} "50년대 독도의용수비대가 활약할 당시만 해도 20∼30마리씩 떼를 지어 독도 연안에서 서식하는장면이 목격됐다. 독도의용수비대원이던 이규현씨(82·울릉군 울릉읍 도동리)는 "당시 독도에서 강치(바다사자) 무리를 간간이 볼 수 있었고, 울릉도 주민들은 이를 가재, 강치로 부르기도 했다"고 말했다." , The Kukmin Daily, 2006.02.02</ref> As of 2007, a joint research venture between North Korea, South Korean, Russia and China will seek to search any surviving sea lions in Chinese or Russian waters and return them to Korean waters<ref>{{cite news| title = Extinct Sea Lions to Bring Back to Korea| publisher = Korea Times| date = September 5, 2007| url = http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/09/113_9626.html| accessdate = September 6, 2007}}</ref>. | ||
| Currently, several stuffed sea lions are located in Japan.<ref>{{ja icon}} , ] Zoo, ], Japan.</ref> | Currently, several stuffed sea lions are located in Japan.<ref>{{ja icon}} , ] Zoo, ], Japan.</ref> | ||
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| Japanese Sea Lion | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Extinct (1950s) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Otariidae |
| Subfamily: | Otariinae |
| Genus: | Zalophus |
| Species: | Z. japonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Zalophus japonicus (Peters, 1866) | |
The Japanese Sea Lion (Zalophus japonicus or Zalophus californianus japonicus) is thought to have become extinct in the 1950s. Little is known about them. They were found in marine and coastal areas in the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean neighboring Japan. They bred on flat, open and sandy beaches and sometimes in rocky areas.
There are various causes for the Japanese Sea Lion's extinction. It was captured for the circus trade, its skin was used for oil, its internal organs were valuable in the making of oriental medicine, and its whiskers were used as pipe cleaners. An estimate of 16,500 sea lions were harvested by Japanese trawlers during the early part of the 20th century which the Korean media suggests as a cause of their extinction, although sea lions were sighted occasionally on Liancourt Rocks by the Korean coast guards decades later. As of 2007, a joint research venture between North Korea, South Korean, Russia and China will seek to search any surviving sea lions in Chinese or Russian waters and return them to Korean waters.
Currently, several stuffed sea lions are located in Japan.
Many taxonomists do not consider the Japanese Sea Lion a separate species but rather a subspecies of the California Sea Lion.
References
- Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as extinct
- "Extinct Sea Lions to Bring Back to Korea". Korea Times. September 5, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2007.
- Template:Ko icon "50년대 독도의용수비대가 활약할 당시만 해도 20∼30마리씩 떼를 지어 독도 연안에서 서식하는장면이 목격됐다. 독도의용수비대원이던 이규현씨(82·울릉군 울릉읍 도동리)는 "당시 독도에서 강치(바다사자) 무리를 간간이 볼 수 있었고, 울릉도 주민들은 이를 가재, 강치로 부르기도 했다"고 말했다." 독도에 바다사자 복원한다, The Kukmin Daily, 2006.02.02
- "Extinct Sea Lions to Bring Back to Korea". Korea Times. September 5, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2007.
- Template:Ja icon "天王寺動物園で「絶滅の危機にある動物展」を開催します", Tennoji Zoo, Osaka, Japan.