Biological monitoring in Tokyo (April 26, 2013)

Biological monitoring at Ueno Zoo (April 26, 2013)

I visit Ueno Zoological Gardens many times every year. Because there are various animals in the zoo and it is fun to meet them. Though I have already reported the zoo several times, whenever I visit the zoo I can find something wonderful there. Now we can see many baby animals that were born here. They are so cute that I am going to visit there again and again. Ueno Zoological Gardens is the oldest and biggest zoo in Japan. I think some animals are more sensitive to radioactive materials of the environment than us. So I go there to see effects of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. Though I have never found any impact of the accident, I think it is important to see creatures of Tokyo because they teach us the environmental health.
Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan on April 26, 2013.



東京の上野動物園では最近生まれた動物の子ども達をたくさん見ることが出来る。動物の子どもたちは発育も順調で、いつも元気な姿を見せてくれる。

New born animals grown up safely!
Even a baby of Japanese macaque jumps very well!




About Ueno Zoo
http://www.tokyo-zoo.net/english/index.html

Map
http://goo.gl/maps/ls7HA


This baby of Japanese macaque was born May, 2012

 

This baby of White-mantled Black Colobus was born on 2013.

 

This baby of De Brazza's Monkey was born on April 5, 2013.

 

This baby of Ring-tailed Lemur was born on March, 2013.

 

This kangaroo has a new baby too.

We can see the face!

 

We can see the chick bursting through the shell.

 

We can see various kinds of birds around the world at the zoo.

 

There are many wild birds too.

 

We can see nocturnal animals too.
Lesser Mouse Deer

Slow Loris

Leopard Cat

 

All animals are fine. They eat Japanese food.

 

We can touch some animals.

 

This Giant panda eats Japanese bamboo.

 

 

 Japanese foods are safe because of the food safety law by Japan.

Nikuman : Meat-filled steamed bun

2 years have passed since Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, I have visited various places from south to north of Japan. Fortunately I have never found any impacts by the accident among creatures. As far as I know, nobody has health problem which is caused by the accident. So people in Tokyo have already forgotten the nuclear power plant accident because Tokyo is very far away from the site and radioactive materials cannot reach here. I think there is no problem for child birth and child rearing in Tokyo. So people in Tokyo are living without any concern about the accident.

I continue to visit various places in Japan to see the effects of the accident, because I can meet various creatures and know how they are. It is important to see their health for our safety.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Public Health Network in Japan

http://groups.yahoo.co.jp/group/tokyopublichealth/