Rebellion of the Wild

Typical Japanese deer in their appearance from spring to summer (left) and autumn to winter. (Illustration by Izuka Tsuyoshi)

Roadside deer in Hokkaidō. (© Jiji)

Saplings protected from marauding deer with white netting in Kobuchisawa, Yamanashi Prefecture. Damage caused by deer is a serious problem on the main island of Honshū. (© Moriya Yoshihiko, member, Kantō Branch, All-Japan Association of Photographic Societies)