baby rabbit with broken foot adult rabbit with swollen foot 3/3/25 What changed in the last 8 months since Ran chan was rescued? Tourists’ behavior did not change. Nothing changed in the last 12 years. They feed raw vegetables and make them sick. They chase rabbits, step on them causing injuries. All these rabbits ultimately died. What changed is behavior by specific people who regularly visit this island, called “usa katsu” (People involved in caring for rabbits) Slanders b

Purin chan who had cancer on her back and tumor on her abdomen Pururu (Cheeky) chan had periapical abscess, lung abscess and dissolved jawbone 1/2/25 There are folks who strongly believe in not interfering with life of wild animals because they believe interference may result in disruption in ecosystem. These people do not feed wild life and do not rescue wild animals. That is the idea of ‘let the nature be nature’. However, most people who come to Ohkunoshima don’t fit in th

Visi chan getting emergency care Visi chan suffering from unknown condition on the island 9/27/24 My older brother was a doctor. While on duty, he contracted COVID-19 through an in-hospital infection, developed pulmonary fibrosis, and passed away after a year-long battle with the illness. This disease is incurable, and the prognosis for survival is extremely short. Even with the aid of machines to boost his oxygen levels, he told me—while he was still able to speak—that he co

a rabbit with leg injury 9/12/24 Many tourists visit Ohkunoshima (rabbit island) because of rabbits. The number of visitors often exceed the number of rabbits on weekends and holidays. As a result, many rabbits suffer from injuries and sickness but no place to treat these rabbits on the island. After Ranpu chan(rabbit with huge tumor on the ear) was rescued from island, we’d like to continue to save rabbits that need help. Currently, rabbits are not allowed to come back to is

baby rabbit with GI stasis 6/14/24 The day will eventually come when there are no longer any rabbits left on Okunoshima. This will not be due to wild boars, crows, hawks or rats. It will be because of humans. Humans are the root cause. Of course, these animals do prey on the rabbits. However, the reason they are able to prey on them is that humans feed the rabbits—especially the young ones—excessive amounts of raw vegetables; this causes gas to build up in their stomachs, lea

Matsuzaka saying goodbye to his friend Matsuzaka fathered many rabbits on the island 9/25/23 It has been 10 years since we started to come to Okunoshma. I still can not forget how excited I was to see many rabbits run up to me during our first visit to this island. I just could not realize how things could deteriorate this bad in 10 years. People poking rabbit nests with tree branches. People climbing walls where rabbit nests are and destroying them potentially killing babies

Rabbit dying of heat stroke on Ohkunoshima 9/9/23 This was one of the rabbits who suffered from heat stroke and passed away less than 4 hours after she was found. These rabbits will face abnormally hot summer this year, something they never experienced before. Many will most likely to die. If you want to help them, please visit the island and help to provide water for them. If you see a rabbit struggling from heat stroke, place cold towel inside ear and/or over their body.

A rabbit with its left foot severed. 11/9/22 This is "Chop-chan" (some also called her "Ashisaki-chan," or "Little-Foot"), seen here at about two months old near the visitor center. She was a rabbit whose left foot had been cleanly severed—an injury that seemed too precise to be the result of a mere accident. Many people suspected abuse, wondering how such a wound could possibly occur. Unable to run like other rabbits, she dragged her leg along at an awkward, halting pace. De

Zakkuri had deep gash in his side of his left body being injured, Zakkuri hid from other rabbits September, 2022 ​A rabbit, we named Zakkuri, was severely injured (lower part of his body had deep gash). He no longer could eat with other rabbits and was hiding behind unused building. He was already skinny when he was found and I remember going to where he was hiding every few hours to give him food, water & vitamin. Even after we had to leave the island, other volunteers kept