This is the news that has just jumped in. From the Shintoku Town Hall, "On the day of opening, Shintoku Ranger will visit." Gacha . (The sound of hanging up) And that. Shintoku Ranger is a squadron Yuru-chara that promotes tourism in Shintoku Town. Among them, Beside Red and Mountain Green are expected to come to Bear Mountain. According to speculation, they are aiming for bear cookies? Isn't it? Everyone, why don't you take a commemorative photo when you meet ☆ * The photo is the opening day of the ski resort.

There are four days left until the opening on April 28. As announced in the latest news, the first 77 people who visit on April 28th will receive a bear cookie! Today, the prototype is ready, so I uploaded a photo. It is a cocoa-flavored cookie with a hint of almond paste. The pastry chef said with a smile, "It's a brown bear, so I chose cocoa flavor." Although the number is limited, we hope you can enjoy cookies with brown bears.

Bears who have woken up from the winter and want to go out soon. However, there is a lot of snow this year, and the snow removal work is not progressing, so I can not go outside yet. It's nearly 2 meters long, so it's hard if you climb over the fence and escape. Sunbathing is a treat. If things continue like this, we plan to get them out on April 1. Shhh! The weather is forecast to be rough again over the weekend. If there is a lot of snow, the day when you can go out again may be extended. I hope it doesn't become April Fool's Day. Do you want to go outside? Do you want a snack? Santa is fine even after the winter holidays!

Today, on the 82nd day of fasting, the feeding began. The bears in question are Moko, Hinata, Santa and Canta. I had been awake for a few days now, so I had to start feeding from these four animals first. Most of the other bears are starting to wake up, but some of them are still sleeping soundly. Initially, the bears start with a small amount of the sweet bait they love, and gradually increase the amount and get used to it. It is a really small amount for hungry bears, but since there was no object in the stomach for 81 days, I will give it little by little without hurrying. Santa jumps on the bait as soon as he enters the room! For the first time in a long time, he seemed to be in good spirits. Canter looked unsatisfied. I was defiantly wearing straw on my face (laughs) [Breeding: Shigematsu]

At last, the bears can see the movement toward spring! The past month has been in a stable winter state, and the keepers have been chased by snow removal every day, but the movement of the bear gradually becomes active, and it may continue forever? I feel that the end is finally approaching even in the winter that seemed to be. After the March keijo, the bear begins to happen strangely every year, but I thought whether it would continue on cold days this year, but it seems that it is starting to happen without exception, and it seems that the first ride of this year is probably "Moko". When I was removing snow on the roof of the beast house today, I was vigorously opening the lid of the ventilation opening. Until now, there were bears that opened the lid, but it's been a long time since I opened it so vigorously, and I realize that I'm awake. The sub paddock in the beast house also removes snow along the electric fence so that the awakened bears can be free-ranged. This is quite hard work. By the way, the park also removes snow all around! Sara Moko mats by the beast house. [Breeding: Shigematsu]

The brown bears usually start to wake up from the winter's bath from around the "Day of The Day of Enlightenment", when the earth warms up and the insect (蟄) which shrinks in the soil opens a hole and begins to move. Hinata and Santa are moving differently than they are in winter. We are doing winter with a large number of people, but the time to enter and the time to wake up vary depending on the individual. Who's up next?

2012年度のリーフレットが出来上がり、納品されました！ 今回はコウジが表紙を飾っています。 中身も一新しましたので、どこかで見かけたら ぜひお手に取ってご覧ください♪ そしてヒグマたちに会いにいらしてください<(_ _)>

Ice is piled up and looks like an object, but this ice is a very important ice. The reason why it is important is that it is ice given by brown bears in winter so as not to cause dehydration. In the first year of winter, I was making a lot of big ice anyway. However, when I tried to give it to the bears, I did not enter from the shelter of the cage, and I was repeatedly doing the harsh work of dividing one by one and giving it. Scold! Winter is also in its sixth year, and it is calculated as the last minute to enter the serving place? It has evolved into ice. It was back information from the breeding staff who worked quietly during the winter.

At the time of the other day's sleep recording, Koji had arranged the bed, so I took it with a video. Even during the winter, you can get up by eating ice or fixing your bed. If you find a brown bear in the mountains in winter... It's scary just to think about it.

Today I recorded the sleep of the brown bear. Brown bears in the winter spend about 100 days without drinking or eating. In order to reduce metabolism, the respiratory rate also decreases the number of times than usual. I wanted you to hear such a brown bear's sleep (breathing), and I recorded it with the cooperation of DJ JURI. The recording time was 1 hour, and it was away from the beast house during that time, so I'm looking forward to what kind of sound is ♪ recorded By the way, what do you think a brown bear sleeps like? I think that I can send it at a later date, so please wait for a while. A lot of ice was in front of the beast house. Well, suddenly here is a quiz. What is this ice used for?