The kingdom has announced that spotted seal Hinata will be moved to Otaru aquarium on November 25. The reason for this transfer is “Hinata's future in mind, and to ensure she is placed in a better environment” (according to google translate.) On the announcement the kingdom also said that there will no longer be spotted seals in the park, so it’s safe to say that the species will be phased out.
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Welfare aside I also appreciate the phase out because this would mean that Kobe will have one less mutually kept species from Nasu, making the two parks different by a small margin. I am under the impression that the enclosure will be merged with the fur seal enclosure. But I can also see both seal tanks getting emptied to provide a new enclosure to one of the larger species in the inside part a new enclosure.
神戸どうぶつ王国
Welfare aside I also appreciate the phase out because this would mean that Kobe will have one less mutually kept species from Nasu, making the two parks different by a small margin. I am under the impression that the enclosure will be merged with the fur seal enclosure. But I can also see both seal tanks getting emptied to provide a new enclosure to one of the larger species in the inside part a new enclosure.
