Summary
- A Tsushima leopard cat named Hikari was returned to his natural habitat in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture after being trained at a special facility.
- Tsushima leopard cats are a national endangered species found only on Tsushima Island, facing population decline mainly due to traffic accidents.
- Hikari was injured in a traffic accident and taken in by the Tsushima Wildlife Conservation Center where he was cared for until he could be released back into the wild.
- The Environment Ministry established a training facility to help protected Tsushima leopard cats return to the wild, with Hikari being the first cat successfully released.
