IfyougotoHakubaforskiingitispossibletoseewildlifefromtheliftsat the ski resorts. You just need to keep your eye open. Here are some of the animals you might see:•Japanesesnowmonkeyormacaquewhichareesiertoseeatthe end/beginningoftheseason.Youcanaddonatourtoyourskiing holidayifyouwanttoseethembathingthemselvesinthehot springs. •Japaneseserow(anantelope-goattypeanimaloflargesizewitha weightto130kg).Theyfeedonacorns,thebudsofnewleavesandanywholeleafsstillhangingonthe trees. •RedFoxwhichisnativetoJapanandcanbeseenoccasionallyinHakuba.SkiHakubastaffsawitcrossa verysteepslopehighaboveHapposkiresort(andthereforewayabovethetree-line)withgreateaseinthe middle of winter.•JapaneseharewhichisonlyfoundinJapan.Itchangescolourfrombrowntowhiteinwinterandyoucan identify it by the black tips on it's ears.•JapaneseRacoondogwhichisactuallydistantlyrelatedtothedog,andisnotinactualfactaracoonatall.It eats leaves, bulbs, fruit, insects and rodents. Pretty much anything actually. •AsiaticblackbearhasbeenseenveryoftenlatelyinHakubavillageinthesummerseasons.Sooften actuallythattheyhaveloudspeakersvillagewidetowarnpeopleinBOTHJapaneseandEnglishwhenthey areseen.AsithibernatesthroughoutfromNovembertoMarchyouareunlikelytoseeitunlessyouarein Hakubaforspringskiing(AprilandearlyMay)andeventhenyouwouldhavetobeveryluckytoseeone,but if you do you should keep well away.Tracks in the snowWhenyouareonthatliftkeepyoureyesopenforanimalfootprints.Theyareespeciallyprevalentanywherethere arealotoftrees,butsometimesyouwillseethemdirectlyunderthelift.Ifyoufollowthemwithyoureyesand seewhat’sattheendyoumightbesurprised.Thepicturesbelowwillhelpyouidentifywhichanimaltheybelong to.
Fox footprint Monkey footprint Japanese serow Japanese hare Squirrel
IfyougotoHakubaforskiingitispossibletoseewildlifefrom theliftsattheskiresorts.Youjustneedtokeepyoureyes open. Here are some of the animals you might see:•Japanesesnowmonkeyormacaquewhichcanbeseen everynowandtheninHakuba.Youcanaddonatourto yourskiingholidayifyouwanttoseethembathing themselves in the hot springs. •Japaneseserow(anantelope-goattypeanimaloflarge sizewithaweightto130kg).Theyfeedonacorns,the budsofnewleavesandanywholeleafsstillhangingon the trees. •RedFoxwhichisnativetoJapanandcanbeseen occasionallyinHakuba.SkiHakubastaffsawitcrossa verysteepslopehighaboveHapposkiresort(and thereforewayabovethetree-line)withgreateaseinthe middle of winter.•JapaneseharewhichisonlyfoundinJapan.Itchanges colourfrombrowntowhiteinwinterandyoucanidentify it by the black tips on it's ears.•JapaneseRacoondogwhichisactuallydistantlyrelated tothedog,andisnotinactualfactaracoonatall.Iteats leaves,bulbs,fruit,insectsandrodents.Prettymuch anything actually. •Asiaticblackbearhasbeenseenveryoftenlatelyin Hakubavillageinthesummerseasons.Sooftenactually thattheyhaveloudspeakersvillagewidetowarnpeople inBOTHJapaneseandEnglishwhentheyareseen. Asit hibernatesthroughoutfromNovembertoMarchyouare unlikelytoseeitunlessyouareinHakubaforspring skiing(AprilandearlyMay)andeventhenyouwould havetobeveryluckytoseeone,butifyoudoyou should keep well away.Tracks in the snowWhenyouareonthatliftkeepyoureyesopenforanimal footprints.Theyareespeciallyprevalentanywheretherearea lotoftrees,butsometimesyouwillseethemdirectlyunderthe lift.Ifyoufollowthemwithyoureyesandseewhat’satthe endyoumightbesurprised.Thepicturesbelowwillhelpyou identify which animal they belong to.