Japan's Oldest Giant Salamander Breeding Facility: An Experience at Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The zoo began field research on giant salamanders in 1970, one year before it officially opened. Its first director, Mr. Obara, believed that “a zoo should be a place of research, where we study the wildlife of Hiroshima and share what we learn with the public.” Today, the Japanese giant salamander is widely known as a nationally designated Special Natural Monument. Atthe time, however, although its morphology, general distribution, and breeding season had already been documented, much about its detailed ecology in Hiroshima Prefecture remained unknown.
Author: Himeno, Wataru
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7222901142
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