Biological monitoring in kanagawa (August 19, 2014)

Biological monitoring in ZOORASIA YOKOHAMA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

　I visited ZOORASIA YOKOHAMA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS to see biological impacts of Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant accident. Though I have visited various places in Japan to see the health consequences of the accident, I have never found any effect against creatures in Japan.
　This unique zoo employs as few fences as possible so that visitors can see the animals living in an environment similar to their natural habitat. The zoo is divided into zones of different climates such as Asian Tropical Forest, Subarctic Forest, Amazon Jungle, Japanese Countryside and African Tropical Rain Forest. There is also a grass park and the "Wanpaku Forest" with play equipment. The zoo also includes a closed facility, Yokohama City Breeding Center, which was founded with the purpose of researching wildlife and contributing to the preservation of rare species.
　So I visited ZOORASIA YOKOHAMA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS to see effects of the accident against animals 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 Kanagawa Japan.
Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan on August 19, 2014.





よこはま動物園ズーラシアでは今年６月に誕生したアビシニアコロブスの赤ちゃんを見ることが出来た。全身が白い毛に覆われているが顔は親にそっくりだ。２０１４年７月撮影

The baby of Eastern black-and-white colobus was born here on June 30, 2014

アビシニアコロブスの赤ちゃんが6月30日に生まれました。

Eastern black-and-white colobus

アビシニアコロブス

Francois's Langur
フランソワルトン
The baby was born on 2013.
フランソワルトンの母子。

Japanese Macaque

ニホンザル

Chimpanzee

チンパンジー

ZOORASIA YOKOHAMA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

よこはま動物園ズーラシア
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Bornean Orang-utan

ボルネオオランウータン

Sumatran Tiger

スマトラトラ

Golden Takin

ゴールデンターキン

Amur Leopard

アムールヒョウ

Eurasian Otter

ユーラシアカワウソ

Steller's Sea Eagle

オオワシ

Herring Gull

セグロカモメ

Black-tailed Gull

ウミネコ

Humboldt Penguin

フンボルトペンギン

South African Fur Seal

ミナミアフリカオットセイ

Touhoku Hare

トウホクノウサギ

Snowy Owl

シロフクロウ

Proboscic Monkey

テングザル

Tibetan Macaque

チベットモンキー

Red Kangaroo

アカカンガルー

Emu

エミュー

Oriental White Stork

コウノトリ

Common Crane

クロヅル

Tsushima Leopard Cat

ツシマヤマネコ

Japanese Raccoon Dog

ホンドタヌキ

Bush Dog

ヤブイヌ

Ocelot

オセロット

Woolly Monkey

コモンウーリーモンキー

Spectacled Bear

メガネグマ

Okapi

オカピ

African Crested Porcupine

アフリカタテガミヤマアラシ

Red River Hog

アカカワイノシシ

Northern Carmine Bee-eater

ベニハチクイ

Lilac-breasted roller

ライラックニシブッポウソウ

 Japanese foods are good and safe.

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

Torinabann Soba : Soba noodles served in a soy-sauce based fish broth topped with pan-seared chicken bits and green onion slices.

kakigori : shaved ice topped with flavored syrup, fruits and ice cream.

 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 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."

 Kanagawa prefecture is very far away from Fukushima as same as Tokyo and people in Kanagawa have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in Kanagawa prefecture have already forgotten the accident, because it is very far away from Fukushima and radioactive materials cannot reach there.
 We know there is no problem for child birth and child rearing in Kanagawa. So people in Kanagawa 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/