Museum Hokkaido

Hoppou Shizen Kyouiku Sono Konchuu Kan

北方自然教育園昆虫館

94 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 5 months ago

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Nearby Incidents

News

At around 11:40 on December 17, 2025, a man in his 40s clearing snow in Shirakawa, Minami Ward, Sapporo, spotted two bears believed to be a mother and cub (about 1.5 m and 1 m long) walking toward the mountain to the north. The bears were about 50 meters from the witness and roughly 100 meters from residences; no damages have been reported and police are patrolling the area.

Shirakawa, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

5 months ago

News

On the afternoon of November 2 in Fujino, Minami Ward, Sapporo, a cub-sized bear (about 50–72 cm) was repeatedly sighted in a residential area. Hunters fired shots at 16:20 and 16:30 and killed one bear; the culled animal was confirmed to be a 72 cm male cub born this year.

Fujino 3-jo 7-chome, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Hokkaido

6 months ago

Official

No. 328: November 2, 2025 (Sunday): Location: Minami-ku Fujino 3-jo 8-chome 7-banchi vicinity. Contents: Brown bear exterminated.

Sapporo Fujino 3-jo 8-chome, Hokkaido

6 months ago

Official

No. 312: October 29, 2025 (Wednesday): Location: Minami-ku Shirakawa 1814-banchi 954 vicinity (about 50 m from the Shirakawa side of the Koseki Mountain Line). Contents: Brown bears sighted (2).

Sapporo Shirakawa, Hokkaido

6 months ago

Official

No. 310: October 28, 2025 (Tuesday): Location: Minami-ku Shirakawa 1814-banchi 17 vicinity (near Hokkaido Nature Education Park). Contents: Brown bear sighted.

Sapporo Shirakawa, Hokkaido

7 months ago

Official

No. 308: October 26, 2025 (Sunday): Location: Minami-ku Shirakawa 1814-banchi vicinity (about 100 m west of the Hokkaido Nature Education Park). Contents: Brown bear sighted (mother and cub).

Sapporo Shirakawa, Hokkaido

7 months ago

Official

No. 304: Date: Friday, October 24, 2025. Description: Location: Minami Ward, Shirakawa 1814-590 vicinity (on the road near the Shirakawa Water Purification Plant). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: A brown bear was sighted. Link: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2587

Sapporo Shirakawa, Hokkaido

7 months ago

Official

No. 291: Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Description: Location: Minami Ward, Shirakawa 1814-1012 vicinity. The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Brown bear sighted. Link: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2575

Sapporo Shirakawa, Hokkaido

7 months ago

News

At around 11:40 on December 17, 2025, a man in his 40s clearing snow in Shirakawa, Minami Ward, Sapporo, spotted two bears believed to be a mother and cub (about 1.5 m and 1 m long) walking toward the mountain to the north. The bears were about 50 meters from the witness and roughly 100 meters from residences; no damages have been reported and police are patrolling the area.

Shirakawa, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

5 months ago

News

On the afternoon of November 2 in Fujino, Minami Ward, Sapporo, a cub-sized bear (about 50–72 cm) was repeatedly sighted in a residential area. Hunters fired shots at 16:20 and 16:30 and killed one bear; the culled animal was confirmed to be a 72 cm male cub born this year.

Fujino 3-jo 7-chome, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Hokkaido

6 months ago

Official

No. 328: November 2, 2025 (Sunday): Location: Minami-ku Fujino 3-jo 8-chome 7-banchi vicinity. Contents: Brown bear exterminated.

Sapporo Fujino 3-jo 8-chome, Hokkaido

6 months ago

Official

No. 312: October 29, 2025 (Wednesday): Location: Minami-ku Shirakawa 1814-banchi 954 vicinity (about 50 m from the Shirakawa side of the Koseki Mountain Line). Contents: Brown bears sighted (2).

Sapporo Shirakawa, Hokkaido

6 months ago

Official

No. 310: October 28, 2025 (Tuesday): Location: Minami-ku Shirakawa 1814-banchi 17 vicinity (near Hokkaido Nature Education Park). Contents: Brown bear sighted.

Sapporo Shirakawa, Hokkaido

7 months ago

Official

No. 308: October 26, 2025 (Sunday): Location: Minami-ku Shirakawa 1814-banchi vicinity (about 100 m west of the Hokkaido Nature Education Park). Contents: Brown bear sighted (mother and cub).

Sapporo Shirakawa, Hokkaido

7 months ago

Official

No. 304: Date: Friday, October 24, 2025. Description: Location: Minami Ward, Shirakawa 1814-590 vicinity (on the road near the Shirakawa Water Purification Plant). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: A brown bear was sighted. Link: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2587

Sapporo Shirakawa, Hokkaido

7 months ago

Official

No. 291: Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Description: Location: Minami Ward, Shirakawa 1814-1012 vicinity. The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Brown bear sighted. Link: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2575

Sapporo Shirakawa, Hokkaido

7 months ago

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