Park Yamagata

Wakatake Machijuu Ou Kouen

若竹町中央公園

6 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 11 months ago

Location

Nearby Incidents

Official

June 6, 12:05 PM (Sakata City, Wakatake-cho)

Sakata 若竹町二丁目, Yamagata

11 months ago

Official

June 3, 20:20 (酒田市若竹町)

Sakata 若竹町二丁目, Yamagata

11 months ago

Official

June 3 (Tue) 8:20 PM (Wakatake-cho 2-chome, Sakata)

Sakata 若竹町二丁目, Yamagata

11 months ago

News

On the night of June 3, 2025, a single Asian black bear (96 cm long, 32 kg, estimated 3-year-old male) entered under the main hall floor of Horin-ji Temple in Wakatakecho 2-chome, Sakata City. It was caught in a box trap on the night of June 8 and, after being anesthetized and confirmed on the morning of June 9, was transported to and released in a mountainous area.

Horin-ji Temple (Wakatakecho 2-chome, Sakata City), Yamagata

11 months ago

Official

July 19 (Fri) 3:40 PM (Sakata City, Ochinome).

Sakata 堤町, Yamagata

1 year ago

Official

June 7 (Wed) 7:26 PM (Sakata City, 落野目)

Sakata 堤町, Yamagata

2 years ago

Official

June 6, 12:05 PM (Sakata City, Wakatake-cho)

Sakata 若竹町二丁目, Yamagata

11 months ago

Official

June 3, 20:20 (酒田市若竹町)

Sakata 若竹町二丁目, Yamagata

11 months ago

Official

June 3 (Tue) 8:20 PM (Wakatake-cho 2-chome, Sakata)

Sakata 若竹町二丁目, Yamagata

11 months ago

News

On the night of June 3, 2025, a single Asian black bear (96 cm long, 32 kg, estimated 3-year-old male) entered under the main hall floor of Horin-ji Temple in Wakatakecho 2-chome, Sakata City. It was caught in a box trap on the night of June 8 and, after being anesthetized and confirmed on the morning of June 9, was transported to and released in a mountainous area.

Horin-ji Temple (Wakatakecho 2-chome, Sakata City), Yamagata

11 months ago

Official

July 19 (Fri) 3:40 PM (Sakata City, Ochinome).

Sakata 堤町, Yamagata

1 year ago

Official

June 7 (Wed) 7:26 PM (Sakata City, 落野目)

Sakata 堤町, Yamagata

2 years ago

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