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According to NHK Japan, the bear attack occurred at around 4.30pm local time on Wednesday. ... the highest figure ever, exceeding the 18,000 sightings logged in 2020. ...
Authorities in Japan’s Nagano prefecture are on high alert after a bear attacked three people in Iyama, leaving two seriously injured. The animal entered residential properties, broke through ...
Environmental group WWF said in an email that to preserve Japan's bear population, ... that figure dropped to 42% in 2020, the most recent data. The remaining licences are for trapping.
Japan's bear population is also on the rise, with an estimate last year putting the number of black bears at 44,000 ... That figure does not include Hokkaido, ...
According to NHK Japan, the bear attack occurred at around 4.30pm local time on ... I wondered what it was and then saw a large black figure in the living room,” one of the victims told Yomiuri ...
Last January, Japan’s Environment Ministry estimated that the number of bear sightings between April 2023 and October 2023 was over 19,000, more than the 18,000 sightings reported in 2020.