Japanese Red List

Similarly drawing on the relevant scientific authorities, NGOs, and local governments, the Ministry of the Environment also prepares and publishes a Red Data Book (レッドドデータブック, reddo dēta bukku) that provides further information on species and habitats.

[2][5] In line with the Marine Biodiversity Conservation Strategy, decided upon by the Ministry in 2011, in 2017 the first Marine Life Red List was published, excluding species subject to international agreements, such as those within the remit of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) (e.g., Pacific bluefin tuna) and International Whaling Commission (IWC), species under evaluation by the Fisheries Agency, smaller Cetaceans, and those already evaluated for the Red List.

[6] With the renewed focus on evaluating the rarity or otherwise of marine life in line with the National Biodiversity Strategy 2012–2020, using the same evaluation criteria and categories as the Ministry of the Environment, and working in collaboration with the Ministry, the Fisheries Agency has also produced a Red List of marine resources and smaller Cetaceans, excluding species subject to international agreements, such as those in the remit of the WCPFC and IWC.

[7] Evaluations of 94 species were published in 2017, all falling outside the rankings (i.e., being of Least Concern), other than Pleuronichthys japonicus (Data Deficient).

[3] Appropriate action may be taken under the 1992 Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Act [ja].

Hokkaido wolf ( Canis lupus hattai ), one of 110 [ 1 ] taxa classed as Extinct [ 2 ] on the 2020 Japanese Red List ( Hokkaido University Museum )
The dugong ( dugong dugon ) VU IUCN , VU at a global level on the IUCN Red List , CR on the Japanese Red List; [ 2 ] those found in the waters around northern Okinawa Island comprise the northernmost population globally [ 9 ] and are protected as a Natural Monument under the 1950 Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties [ 10 ]