 In addition to protecting the crops, the wolf may leave prey for villagers.Despite the status, there have been various reports of canines resembling "Canis lupus hodophilax" throughout the 20th century and in the 21st century including a case by foreign tourists.Three of these, a kill within Fukui Castle in 1910 and two sightings from Chichibu in 1996 and nearby Mount Sobo in 2000, involved closely taken images of each animals and scientific investigations.