Zoo pioneer looks to connect people, nature, community

Zoo pioneer looks to connect people, nature, community

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo taken May 27, 2014 shows Shigeyuki Yamamoto, director of the Toyama Municipal Family Park Zoo, standing inside the Tombo no Sawa (dragonfly forest) at the zoo in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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