Biological monitoring at Ueno Zoological Gardens

Biological monitoring at Ueno Zoological Gardens, Tokyo Japan

 I visited Ueno Zoological Gardens which is located in Tokyo Japan 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.
 Ueno Zoological Gardens is the oldest zoo in Japan. Founded in 1882, it has grown over the years, expanded its area to 14.3 ha (35.2 acres) and been the flagship of the Japanese zoo world. Now it's home to over 2,600 animals from 464 different species and provides visitors with learning experience about the diversity of animals as well as fun and enjoyment. Located amid the downtown Tokyo, Ueno Zoo not only provides recreation, but also plays an essential role in wildlife conservation and public education. In an effort to breed endangered species, the zoo has completed the "Gorilla Woods" and "Tiger Forests."
 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 Ueno Zoological Gardens to see effects of the nuclear power plant accident against creatures 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 August 18, 2015.



東京の都心部にある上野動物園は自然とその景観を維持している都市型動物園で、約400種3,000点の動物を飼育している。アビシニアコロブスやニホンザルなどの赤ちゃんが毎年生まれている。

These pictures were taken on June 2015.

Giant Panda

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

ジャイアントパンダ

Sumatran Tiger

Panthera tigris sumatrae

スマトラトラ

Ueno Zoological Gardens

上野動物園

About Ueno Zoological Gardens

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

Google map

http://goo.gl/maps/GVwz9

White-mantled Black Colobus

Colobus guereza

アビシニアコロブス

Black-tailed Prairie Dog

Cynomys ludovicianus

オグロプレーリードッグ

Japanese macaque

ニホンザル

Asiatic Elephant

アジアゾウ

Eurasian Otter

Lutra lutra lutra

ユーラシアカワウソ

African White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

コシジロハゲワシ

White-handed Gibbon

Hylobates lar

シロテテナガザル

Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata

コキサカオウム

Rothschild's Mynah

Leucopsar rothschildi

カンムリシロムク

Bearded Barbet

Lybius dubius

ヒゲゴシキドリ

Green Turaco

Tauraco persa

ムジエボシドリ

Ruddy Kingfisher

Halcyon coromanda

アカショウビン

Pygmy Slow Loris

Nycticebus pygmaeus

レッサースローロリス

Polar Bear

ホッキョクグマ

Cotton-top Tamarin

Saguinus oedipus

ワタボウシタマリン

Marmoset

Callithrix jacchus

コモンマーモセット

Southern Three-banded Armadillo

Tolypeutes matacus

マタコミツオビアルマジロ

Six-banded Armadillo

Euphractus sexcinctus

ムツオビアルマジロ

Northern Night Monkey

Aotus trivirgatus

ヨザル

Small Japanese Flying Squirrel

Pteromys momonga

ニホンモモンガ

Lesser Bushbaby

Galago senegalensis

ショウガラゴ

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber ruber

ベニイロフラミンゴ

Japanese foods are good and safe.

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

Cheese Pizza

Margherita Pizza

 Pastries

Sushi

Cakes

 About 4 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 childbirth 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/