Biological monitoring in Tokyo (July 15, 2014)

Biological monitoring in Tama Zoological Park (July 15, 2014)

I visited Tama Zoological Park to see biological impacts of Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant accident. Though I have visited various places in Japan to see the health consequence of the accident, I can find no effect against creatures in Japan.
Tama Zoological Park, one hour from central Tokyo by train, is a unique zoological park, where animals are displayed under naturalistic and spectacular habitats set up in its vast land of 52 ha (129 acres). The zoo has three ecological areas, i.e., the Asiatic Garden, African Garden and Australian Garden, and the Insectarium. Tama Zoological Park can show us many baby animals who were born in Tokyo after the accident.
 Generally speaking, animal's growth is so fast than human beings that they are more sensitive to radioactive materials of the environment than us.
 So I visited there to see effects of the accident against animal's babies which are grown up by Japanese food and water.
 Fortunately, I could see them grown up safely and I couldn't find any impact of the accident. It seems that there is no problem for childbirth and child-rearing in Tokyo Japan.
Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan on July 15, 2014.

東京都の多摩動物公園ではフラミンゴの子供がたくさん生まれていた。ボルネオオランウータン、アカカンガルー、ゴールデンターキンの子供も無事に成長している。昆虫館では貴重な蝶たちを一年中見ることが出来る。2014年6月撮影

We can meet cute animals at the zoo.

Sugar glider

フクロモモンガ

Koala

コアラ

Bornean Orangutan

ボルネオオランウータン

Bornean Orangutan

ボルネオオランウータン

 About Tama Zoo

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

Map

http://goo.gl/maps/SzsOE

We can see many baby animals at the zoo.

Greater flamingo and babies.

オオフラミンゴ

Golden takin

ゴールデンターキン

Red kangaroo

アカカンガルー

African elephant

アフリカゾウ

Common brush-tailed possum

フクロギツネ

Brush-tailed rat kangaroo

フサオネズミカンガルー

Tawny frogmouth

オーストラリアガマグチヨタカ

Snow leopard

ユキヒョウ

Lion

ライオン

Styan's red panda

レッサーパンダ

Raccoon dog

ホンドタヌキ

Gray wolf

ヨーロッパオオカミ

Chamois

シャモア

White-handed Gibbon
シロテテナガザル

Amur tiger

アムールトラ

White-fronted wallaby

パルマワラビー

Greater one-horned rhinoceros

インドサイ

Snowy owl

シロフクロウ

White pelican

モモイロペリカン

We can see beautiful butterflies at the Insectarium.

Blue Glassy Tiger

リュウキュウアサギマダラ

Tree Nymph

オオゴマダラ

Common Mapwing

イシガケチョウ

Common Mormon

シロオビアゲハ

Peacock Pansy

タテハモドキ

Pale Grass Blue

ヤマトシジミ

Japanese foods are good and safe.

Because of stricter food safety law by Japanese government, we have no worry about foods.

Sundae : ice cream served with a topping

Cake

Pancake

Ramen

 About 3 years have passed since Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. I have visited various places of Japan to see the health consequence of the accident.
 Fortunately I have never found any impacts by the accident among Japanese creatures. As far as I know, nobody has health problem which is caused by the accident in Japan.
 Our Prime Minister Abe assures that "The situation is under control. The influence of the contaminated water is completely blocked within Fukushima. There are no health-related problems until now and there will never be health problems." He also said that "Tokyo is 250 kilometers away from Fukushima, and the kind of danger that you imagine does not exist in Tokyo. Tokyo is a very safe city."
 As PM Abe said, Tokyo is very far away from Fukushima, people in Tokyo have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in Tokyo have already forgotten the accident, because they think radioactive materials cannot reach there.
 We know 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 which are more sensitive to radioactive materials from the environment. It is important to see their health for our safety.

公衆衛生ネットワーク

Public Health Network in Japan

http://plaza.umin.ac.jp/phnet/