2013年3月18日月曜日

Biological monitoring in Kanagawa (March 18, 2013)

Biological monitoring at Nogeyama zoo

I visited Nogeyama zoo to see biological impacts of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident.
Nogeyama zoo was established in 1951 at Nogeyama park which is located at Yokohama city, Kanagawa prefecture. The area of the zoo is 3.3 ha and park is 9.6 ha. There are about 90 species and 1500 individual of animals, which including Giraffe, Camel, Zebra, Lion, Bear, Tiger, Chimpanzee, Ostrich, Swan and so on. And many kinds of reptiles are kept in the reptile house.
Generally speaking, animals grow up more quickly than human beings, so they are more sensitive to radioactive materials from the environment than us. Fortunately, I saw them born here and grown up safely and I couldn't find any impact of the accident. I think that there is no problem for childbirth and child-rearing in Kanagawa prefecture.

Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan on March 18, 2013.



福島第一原発事故による影響を見るため各地を訪問している。横浜市立野毛山動物園では原発事故の前後に生まれた動物の赤ちゃんが無事に成長していた。梅や椿など旬の花々も美しい。



A lesser panda is cute.







 Entrance of  Nogeyama zoo 
About 15 minutes walk from Sakuragi-cho station of JR Negishi line
 
 


We can see various kinds of animals.
 
 
Carp
 
 
In spite of the accident, I think that there is no problem for childbirth and child-rearing in Kanagawa, Japan.
 
The chimpanzee was born just before the accident.
She was born here on January 20, 2011.
The giraffe was born here on February 7, 2012.
They grow up safely.
 
 
This is “Nakayoshi Hiroba", where you can touch several kinds of small animals. 


Flowers are beautiful and they have no impacts of the accident too.



Chukagai : Yokohama China Town
This is the biggest China Town of the world.
About Chinatown
 
 
I like Chinese food. It is good!
Fukahire Ramen : Soup Noodles with Whole Shark’s Fin
If you walk around here you will find nice food.
People in Kanagawa prefecture have no worry about the accidents because Kanagawa prefecture has no nuclear power plant and it is far away from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. They have no health problem caused by the accident and can find no impact against creatures by the accidents. They think radioactive materials from the site couldn’t reach here. So People in Kanagawa prefecture are living without any worry about the accident.
 
I continue to visit aquariums and zoos to see the effects of  the accident because we can see many kinds of creatures which are sensitive to radioactive materials from the environment. It is important to see their health for our safety.


 
 
 
 
Public Health Network in Japan

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