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Wildlife Science Lab
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A lab working on the conservation and management of wildlife such as bears, deer, and seals.
AboutAbout the lab
Aiming to become a professional in wildlife medicine
The Wildlife Science Lab is the first lab at a national or public veterinary university in Japan to specialize in wildlife.
With the goal of conserving biodiversity, the lab conducts research and education that contribute to the protection and management of wildlife.
From the perspectives of both conservation biology and wildlife medicine, the lab studies the physiology and ecology of large mammals such as bears, deer, and marine mammals.
The lab also studies infectious diseases involving wildlife and problems caused by invasive alien species.
Key terms
- Conservation biology
- A field of study that investigates the numbers and lives of organisms and the causes of their decline in order to protect biodiversity.
- Lyme disease
- An infectious disease in which bacteria are transmitted by tick bites. Wild animals sometimes carry these bacteria.
- Introduced species
- Organisms brought by humans to areas outside their original habitat and that have become feral. Also called alien species.
NewsLab news
Prof. Shimozuru (then Associate Professor) received the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science Award
ResearchResearch themes
The lab's research centers on conservation biology and wildlife medicine, studying the physiology and ecology of large mammals such as bears, deer, and seals. It also studies the ecology of infectious diseases involving wildlife.
*Illustrative imageWhy bears do not develop fatty liver even when they become obese
Before hibernation, bears eat nuts and other foods and accumulate large amounts of body fat. To clarify the mechanism behind this, the lab focuses on glucose and lipid metabolism, studying the involvement of hormones and the action of enzymes in the liver and adipose tissue.
*Illustrative imageBiodiversity and the transmission of infectious diseases
The lab seeks to determine how the risk of infectious disease changes when the web of life in Hokkaido's rich ecosystems is disrupted. Using Lyme disease as a model, it tests the hypothesis that a decline in biodiversity increases the risk of infection.
*Illustrative imageThe problem of introduced raccoons
In Hokkaido, raccoons native to North America were brought in by humans, have become feral, and are increasing in number, causing problems. The lab analyzes data such as population size and reproduction, which are needed to scientifically manage feral raccoon populations.
*Illustrative imageThe lives and social relationships of brown bears in Shiretoko
The Rusha area of the Shiretoko Peninsula is a place where brown bears are fully protected and live without concern for humans. By observing brown bears directly at close range, the lab studies how they use their territory and how individuals relate to one another, and also analyzes genes from collected hair.
MembersFaculty
Members of the Wildlife Science Lab include faculty, administrative staff, academic researchers, doctoral and undergraduate students, and research students.As of 2022
- ProfessorMichito Shimozuru
- LecturerMinami Okuyama
- Assistant ProfessorMariko Sashika
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Ursus arctos lasiotus” Nathan Ruser / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Why bears do not develop fatty liver even when they become obese: “Ursus thibetanus in Mount Kurai” Alpsdake / CC0 (cropped)
- Biodiversity and the transmission of infectious diseases: “Wild Yezo sika deers (cropped)” MIKI Yoshihito / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- The problem of introduced raccoons: “Raccoon (Procyon lotor) 2” Darkone / CC BY-SA 2.5 (cropped)
- The lives and social relationships of brown bears in Shiretoko: “Wild bear at Shiretoko” Captain76 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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