I like everybody! Asahikawa City Let’s go to Asahiyama Zoo! [March 2008 Edition]

Cute baby red pandas on the suspension bridge.

Check out the popular polar bears and be delighted at how they gleefully rub themselves against the pure white snow. Be greeted with a shift of scenery while the zoo is in the midst of changing into its spring façade. Winter opening season is until 7th April (Mon). 26th April is the day to re-acquaint yourself with the animals.

A rendering of the ‘Forest of Wolves’. There are many interesting new facilities in the works, including an enclosure for Ezo deer behind the wolves’ area.
(Material provided by　Asahikawa City)

Have you already made your way to the ‘Red Panda suspension bridge’ in December last year? You can get to observe them crossing the bridge without any cage or net to block your view. You can never get tired of gazing at the cute way they use their legs to smoothly climb up the trees in their living area. Even better, you might get to see crows gathering around them during feeding times. A truly interesting sight to behold.
　Next, the much anticipated new facility that is slated to be opened in late June this coming summer, , the ‘Forest of Wolves’. It will be located at the current reindeer and elk enclosure. In addition to a space where you can observe the way wolves live up close and personal, there is even a special area created for the howling wolves. This summer, it is definitely worth checking out Asahiyama Zoo.