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Mount Kyogakura

50 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 2 days ago

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Sakata 北俣, Yamagata
Official

Environment: Forest / Size: Adult

Sakata 北俣, Yamagata

2 days ago
Sakata, Yamagata
Official

Environment: Farmland / Size: Adult

Sakata, Yamagata

1 week ago
Sakata 北俣, Yamagata
Official

Environment: Farmland / Size: Unknown

Sakata 北俣, Yamagata

1 month ago
Sakata 北俣, Yamagata
News

In Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture, a 78-year-old man who went mountain vegetable picking was found dead; an autopsy confirmed he died from bleeding due to deep wounds. The body showed animal bite marks and drag marks, and an adult bear that appeared near the scene was culled by a hunting association; police say a bear attack is highly likely and are investigating.

Sakata 北俣, Yamagata

2 months ago
Sakata 北俣, Yamagata
Official

Size: adult and cub

Sakata 北俣, Yamagata

2 months ago
News

On 2026-03-25, a single bear was sighted inside an agricultural warehouse in Nakanomata, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture. Responding police and city officials carried out an emergency shooting at about 10:50 AM the same day; the culled animal was a female cub measuring 73 cm and weighing 20 kg.

Agricultural warehouse in Nakanomata, Sakata City (Yamagata Prefecture), Yamagata

4 months ago
News

According to Sakata City, before 6:00 AM on the day of the report a single bear was sighted inside an agricultural warehouse in Nakanomata, Sakata City, and residents alerted the police. The bear was euthanized by emergency shooting before 11:00 AM; the animal was a female juvenile measuring 73 cm and weighing 20 kg.

inside an agricultural warehouse in Nakanomata, Sakata City, Yamagata

4 months ago
Sakata, Yamagata
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Environment: around the house / Size: juvenile

Sakata, Yamagata

4 months ago

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