Tokyo Friends of the Zoo

Animals and Zoos
Fall 2020 issue (No.720)

We will introduce the relocation of Tama Zoo 's Asian Elephant, Amara, focusing on preparations such as training.
We will be bringing you articles about the Education and Outreach Center established in 2019, topics on ex situ conservation of endangered spiny mice, and the current status of Japan's seabirds revealed by long-term observations (monitoring).

[Cover] Japanese Serow serow at Inokashira Park Zoo Cover description... Tatsuya Ito
[Tama Zoo] Asian Elephant Amara's relocation...Takuya Fujimoto, Takumi Kojima
Ex situ conservation of spiny mice...Yoshihiko Takagi
The aims of the Educational Extension Center... Kazuaki Hihashi
The number of familiar seabirds, the seagull, is decreasing
--Current status of Japan's seabirds revealed through monitoring...Naoki Tomita
The ever-increasing number of insectariums in America - exploring the reality...Yosuke Tanaka
Readers' Photo Exhibition
[Poetry and Illustration] Gorilla...Poetry by Ryo Kizaka Illustration by Yoshifumi Hasegawa
[Talking about humans and animals]
Meiji Shrine's 100-Year Forest: A Link Between Life and the Big City... by Takehiko Sato
Zoo News from Tokyo / Japan / Overseas
Book Reviews Animal Books
[Tokyo Sea Life Park] Exhibit of Bitterling has begun

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.