Ethical issues concerning wildlife research in Japan and its perspective: preface

Abstract

This Special Report focuses on the ethical regulations and guidelines in wildlife research involving the capture of deer species, bears, primates, and medium-sized mammals. The paper is a report on the workshop “Ethical issues concerning wildlife research in Japan and its perspective” held at the Toyama conference of the Mammal Society of Japan in September 2017. We present the current domestic problems and prospects pertaining to the four animals mentioned above.