Zoo pioneer looks to connect people, nature, community

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo taken May 28, 2014 shows a mother and her child walking inside the Tombo no Sawa (dragonfly forest) at the Toyama Municipal Family Park Zoo in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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