Illegal oil dumping may be hurting seabirds around Tsushima Island
March 18, 2006The number of oil-covered seabirds found along the coast of Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, totaled 108 as of Thursday, nearly 10 times last year's total, according to researchers. Experts suspect illegal oil dumping could be the cause and the Japanese Environment Ministry's Tsushima Wildlife Conservation Center is concerned about the spread of damage.