Today, Shiretoko Peninsula in eastern Hokkaido was declared a World Heritage Site. Shiretoko is famous for its wildlife, including Japanese brown bears (Higuma), Hokkaido fox (Kita-Kitsune) and Ezo deer (Ezo-Shika). And also endangered species like Steller's Sea Eagles (Owashi), Blakiston's Fish Owls (Shima-Fukuro), Black Woodpeckers (Kuma-Gera) etc. It sounds amazing that we can see all these animals in the wild. I read that the floating ice brings many different kinds of plankton to the area, so there is a very unusual and rare food chain, apparently. I feel like I want to do nature watching in Shiretoko this summer. I'm probably not the only one with this idea after watching the beatiful scenery on the TV news.

The image of Shiretoko was taken from here. Thanks!