Training was conducted to confirm evacuation and capture procedures on the assumption that the animals raised at the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden in Nagoya City had escaped.
At the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, animals such as lions and rhinos that are dangerous when they go out of the cage are also bred, so training is conducted on the assumption that the animals have escaped on a regular basis.
On the 14th, the training was conducted on the assumption that the wall was broken by a fallen tree and one small hippo "Pygmy hippopotamus" escaped from the cage and walked around the park.
When the hippo-filled staff fled into the park, the participants called on visitors to evacuate and put up a large net around them to prevent the hippo from escaping.
According to the breeder, "Pygmy hippopotamus" is smaller than a general hippo and is usually herbivorous and quiet, but if you feel anxious, it may attack humans.
Participants pushed the hippo into a corner section of the garden with a net, and after the veterinarian in charge shot an anesthetic gun, they confirmed that the hippo had fallen asleep and captured it.
Yusaku Eguchi, who is in charge of animal breeding, said, "I was able to proceed according to the simulation. I am doing my best not to run away in the first place, but I want to be prepared in the unlikely event."