Utilizations in Both Zoo and Field -Activities Hoped and Possible at Local Zoo-

Abstract

The Wanpark Kochi Animal Land is municipal zoo of the Kochi city direct management that is compact urban facilities. The zoo is small but deep-rooted in Kochi area; the staff of the zoo have worked on wildlife conservation, accumulation and dispatch of the information, and contribution of the right understanding for the animal of the citizen through the display and research of the wildlife in the zoo inside and outside since opening of the zoo. Among them, some cases of research, conservation and activities focused on the area in Kochi prefecture were introduced, namely, 1) survey and breeding of rare and endangered species, 2) monitoring of infectious diseases from injured wildlife, 3) protection of the rare and endangered species in the public construction and 4) environmental education to citizens.