Tokyo Friends of the Zoo

Animals and Zoos
Spring 2007 issue (No.666)

In "Looking back on the history of traveling zoos," the author, who worked at a zoo in the United States, describes the history of zoos in Japan from the perspective of traveling zoos.
We have also included a transcript of a lecture given at Ueno Zoo by D. Kleiman, a promoter of golden Lion tamarin conservation efforts.

[cover]
Tama's Koala "Millie" and her daughter "Momiji" Cover description...Toshiaki Yokota
[Tama Zoo]
She's grown so big! - Shizuka Amur Tiger
[Tokyo Sea Life Park]
Bringing rice fields closer to home - Two years of rice paddy tanks...Hiroshi Hashimoto
Reader's Photo Exhibition
[Inokashira Park Zoo]
200 Domestic Guinea Pig! - Raising multiple animals and maintaining a group...Noriko Nagata and Miwa Saito
[Tokyo Sea Life Park]
Exhibit of deep-sea honeysuckle sharks
The history of Ueno Zoo as seen through a guide map
Looking back on the history of the traveling zoo: The legacy of "Indira" and Lion show...Ken Kawada
[From the special zoo lecture]
Protecting Golden Lion Tamarins in Brazil's Forests: Zoo-Hub Collaboration and Conservation Plan by Debra Kleiman
[Poetry and illustrations]
Song of the Sea...Poem by Ryo Kizaka, Illustration by Yoshifumi Hasegawa
[Talking about humans and animals]
Reverence for whales...Ken Sasaki
[Quiz Answer]
Let's compare the elephants and see what's different!
Zoo Topics...From Overseas/Domestic/Tokyo
Library News from Akio Niizuma
[Tama Zoo]
A heartwarming album featuring Millie and Momiji
others

"Animals and the Zoo" is the magazine of Tokyo Friends of the Zoo. It is published four times a year and delivered to members.
For more information, please see the Friends of the Association membership request page.

Back issues can be viewed at Ueno Zoo reference room. If you would like to view them, please check the reference room's usage guide.

We are looking for photos to submit

In the "Readers' Photo Exhibition" section, we are accepting animal photographs taken at zoos and aquariums by members of Tokyo Friends of the Zoo. Both color and black-and-white photos are welcome.

Please send your submissions to the editorial department's email address, henshubu@tokyo-zoo.net, with the subject line "Readers' Photo Exhibition," and include your address, name, membership number, the name of the zoo/aquarium and animal photographed, and a short note about your work (up to 10MB, 3 photos per submission). For further details, please see the "Readers' Photo Exhibition" page in the magazine.

We will send a small gift to everyone whose submission is featured.