COVID-19’s EFFECT ON NARA PARK DEER

Highlights:

• Nara Park is Japan’s oldest public park and features friendly deer
• COVID-19 has resulted in a smaller number of visitors to the park and deer have been underfed

The specialty of the Nara public park is the scores of deer bowing courteously to get a piece of food from the tourists. The park premises sell a special kind of crackers meant specially for the deer; shi....