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3 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 month ago

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Chikuma Ussawa, Nagano
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In Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture, on the morning of May 20, 2026, a single bear about 1 meter long was found; at around 07:30 prefectural bear-response personnel captured it with a tranquilizer gun and it was subsequently culled by a hunters' association. A passerby reported seeing a bear just after 05:30 along National Route 18 near Sakurado, and the animal found along the Sano River in the Yahata area is believed to be the same individual repeatedly sighted since the previous day.

Chikuma Ussawa, Nagano

1 month ago
Chikuma Imojiya, Nagano
News

Just after 5:30 AM on the 20th, a passerby spotted a bear near Habu Junior High School in Sakurado, Chikuma City. Shortly after 7:30 AM, prefectural bear-response personnel found, captured, and euthanized one bear on the riverbank in Inariyama, Chikuma City; there were no injuries.

Chikuma Imojiya, Nagano

1 month ago
Official

Size: cub.

Chikuma Jakumaku, Nagano

8 months ago

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