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9 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 3 weeks ago

Location

Nearby Incidents

Official

On Tuesday, May 26 at approximately 10:15 a.m., in a forested area of Sugita-machi 3-chome, Nihonmatsu City, a witness (woman in her 30s) while driving saw one animal believed to be a bear walking near a trail in the forest. The animal was only partially seen, so its body length is unknown. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Nihonmatsu 大作, Fukushima

3 weeks ago

Official

On Saturday, May 16 at approximately 8:42 PM, in Sugita-machi 3-chome, Nihonmatsu City, on the Prefectural Route Sukagawa–Nihonmatsu Line, a witness (woman in her 40s) while driving observed one bear (about 1.5 m in length) walking across the prefectural road from west to east. The bear then climbed up the embankment of National Route 4.

Nihonmatsu 大平山, Fukushima

1 month ago

Official

On Saturday, May 16 at around 4:00 p.m., in the cemetery in Sugita-machi 2-chome, Nihonmatsu City, a witness (female in her 50s) saw one bear walking in the cemetery while she was cleaning graves (only the rear was seen, so total body length is unknown). The bear then entered the wooded area to the west.

Nihonmatsu 東町, Fukushima

1 month ago

Official

On Saturday, May 16 at approximately 7:37 a.m., on Prefectural Route Sukagawa–Nihonmatsu in Sugita-machi 3-chome, Nobenmatsu City (No. 52), a witness (woman in her 30s) driving a vehicle observed one bear (about 1.5 m in body length) walking on the prefectural road from east to west. The bear then entered the brush on the west side.

Nihonmatsu 大平山, Fukushima

1 month ago

News

On May 16 at around 06:00, a resident in Niiza, Nihonmatsu City, saw a single bear about 1.5 meters long wandering in another house's grounds, climb over a fence, and head into the bushes. About an hour and a half later a bear was seen on a road, and around 16:00 one was seen in a cemetery; sightings were reported elsewhere in the prefecture and police have increased vigilance.

Nihonmatsu 新座, Fukushima

1 month ago

Official

At around 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, in the Niiza area of Nihonmatsu City, a witness (male in his 50s) saw one bear (approximately 1.5 m in body length) wandering on the grounds of nearby residential properties from his home. The bear then moved south and left toward the brush.

Nihonmatsu 下山田, Fukushima

1 month ago

Official

On Wednesday, May 13 at around 5:00 p.m., in the woodland area of Tateno, Nihonmatsu City, a witness (male in his teens) was riding a bicycle nearby when he observed a bear (one animal, approximately 1 m in body length) on a slope of the woodland moving into the eastern part of the forest.

Nihonmatsu 舘野原, Fukushima

1 month ago

Official

While walking, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) on the slope of a forested mountain.

Nihonmatsu 大作, Fukushima

1 month ago

Official

On Tuesday, May 26 at approximately 10:15 a.m., in a forested area of Sugita-machi 3-chome, Nihonmatsu City, a witness (woman in her 30s) while driving saw one animal believed to be a bear walking near a trail in the forest. The animal was only partially seen, so its body length is unknown. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

Nihonmatsu 大作, Fukushima

3 weeks ago

Official

On Saturday, May 16 at approximately 8:42 PM, in Sugita-machi 3-chome, Nihonmatsu City, on the Prefectural Route Sukagawa–Nihonmatsu Line, a witness (woman in her 40s) while driving observed one bear (about 1.5 m in length) walking across the prefectural road from west to east. The bear then climbed up the embankment of National Route 4.

Nihonmatsu 大平山, Fukushima

1 month ago

Official

On Saturday, May 16 at around 4:00 p.m., in the cemetery in Sugita-machi 2-chome, Nihonmatsu City, a witness (female in her 50s) saw one bear walking in the cemetery while she was cleaning graves (only the rear was seen, so total body length is unknown). The bear then entered the wooded area to the west.

Nihonmatsu 東町, Fukushima

1 month ago

Official

On Saturday, May 16 at approximately 7:37 a.m., on Prefectural Route Sukagawa–Nihonmatsu in Sugita-machi 3-chome, Nobenmatsu City (No. 52), a witness (woman in her 30s) driving a vehicle observed one bear (about 1.5 m in body length) walking on the prefectural road from east to west. The bear then entered the brush on the west side.

Nihonmatsu 大平山, Fukushima

1 month ago

News

On May 16 at around 06:00, a resident in Niiza, Nihonmatsu City, saw a single bear about 1.5 meters long wandering in another house's grounds, climb over a fence, and head into the bushes. About an hour and a half later a bear was seen on a road, and around 16:00 one was seen in a cemetery; sightings were reported elsewhere in the prefecture and police have increased vigilance.

Nihonmatsu 新座, Fukushima

1 month ago

Official

At around 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, in the Niiza area of Nihonmatsu City, a witness (male in his 50s) saw one bear (approximately 1.5 m in body length) wandering on the grounds of nearby residential properties from his home. The bear then moved south and left toward the brush.

Nihonmatsu 下山田, Fukushima

1 month ago

Official

On Wednesday, May 13 at around 5:00 p.m., in the woodland area of Tateno, Nihonmatsu City, a witness (male in his teens) was riding a bicycle nearby when he observed a bear (one animal, approximately 1 m in body length) on a slope of the woodland moving into the eastern part of the forest.

Nihonmatsu 舘野原, Fukushima

1 month ago

Official

While walking, the observer sighted one bear (approximately 1 m in body length) on the slope of a forested mountain.

Nihonmatsu 大作, Fukushima

1 month ago

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