NARA--As Nara's tourists emptied out, so did its iconic deer--so to speak. For the deer, the change looks good. Around the world, lockdowns and stay-at-home campaigns have led to rare images of ...

Deer in the former area of Nara city before its merger with municipalities nearby were included on the list of state-designated natural treasures in 1957. During the 1970s, damage to farmland by ...

One such place is Nara, a city in central Japan. Within minutes of arriving, I spotted two sika deer casually lounging in the city centre, unfazed by the hundreds of commuters rushing past.

The sacred deer of Nara Park, Japan, are facing a serious threat due to plastic waste left behind by tourists. The park’s 1,300 sacred sika deer, revered for centuries, are creasingly suffering ...