On Disaster Prevention Day, a training exercise simulating a major earthquake was conducted at Nagoya’s Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens.
The training was based on the scenario of an emergency earthquake warning being issued, followed by an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 6+.
Since the zoo was closed that day, 14 university students participated as visitors and practiced being evacuated under staff guidance.
Additionally, training was conducted to quickly guide animals such as Asian elephants into their enclosures to prevent them from escaping if fences were damaged by the earthquake.
“There were moments when communication didn’t go through properly. We want to identify such issues and work on improvements for the future.”
Higashiyama Zoo conducts such training annually on a closed day near Disaster Prevention Day.
