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13 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 month ago

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Tomamae, Hokkaido
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In Tomamae Town, Hokkaido, a single brown bear weighing over 300 kg was captured after emerging from hibernation. The local hunting association said they were surprised at its unusually large size for a post-hibernation bear.

Tomamae, Hokkaido

1 month ago
Tomamae, Hokkaido
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In Tomamae Town, Hokkaido, at around 08:30 on April 27, a single brown bear measuring 2.15 m and weighing about 330 kg was captured in a box trap. The trap was set on April 25 after a sensor camera had recorded the bear, following consultations with the town.

Tomamae, Hokkaido

1 month ago
Tomamae, Hokkaido
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On April 26 in Tomamae Town, Hokkaido, a 330-kg brown bear was caught in a box trap and culled. According to the local hunters' association, its size was unusually large for the period just after hibernation.

Tomamae, Hokkaido

1 month ago
Tomamae, Hokkaido
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On April 25, 2026, a bear about 1 meter long was filmed along a national road in Tomamae Town, Hokkaido. The bear repeatedly looked back at the filmer while eating what appeared to be wild shoots, showing signs of being accustomed to humans.

Tomamae, Hokkaido

1 month ago
Tomamae Town, Hokkaido, Hokkaido
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In Tomamae Town, Hokkaido, a huge brown bear weighing about 380 kg was captured in a box trap. The bear violently thrashed the trap at the time of capture, and local hunters were astonished by its size.

Tomamae Town, Hokkaido, Hokkaido

6 months ago
Tomamae Town, Hokkaido
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In Tomamae Town, Hokkaido, a male brown bear about 1.9 m long and roughly 380 kg was caught in a box trap and euthanized by members of the local hunters' association. Surveillance cameras had previously recorded what is believed to be the same large bear shaking and toppling the trap.

Tomamae Town, Hokkaido

6 months ago
Tomamae Town, Hokkaido, Hokkaido
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In Tomamae Town, Hokkaido, hunters filmed a male brown bear about 1.9 m long and estimated to weigh over 400 kg. The bear shook and toppled a box trap baited with deer meat, ate the meat that had fallen outside the trap, and left without being captured.

Tomamae Town, Hokkaido, Hokkaido

6 months ago
Tomamae Town, Hokkaido
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A giant brown bear weighing about 400 kg appeared in Tomamae Town, Hokkaido, and eradication/capture by hunting associations and others proved difficult. Ultimately, reports showed capture operations using a large box trap.

Tomamae Town, Hokkaido

7 months ago

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