Oroshimachi

Just after noon on the 9th, a man in his 40s spotted three bears believed to be a parent and two cubs (one about 1.5 m, two about 50 cm) near the foot of a bridge on a city road in Maruko, Fukushima. The bears moved into a residential area to the north and have not been seen since; no injuries or property damage have been reported. Police and Fukushima City conducted patrols and warned residents and the nearby high school.

Fukushima Commercial High School, Fukushima

7 months ago

At around 12:15 PM on the 9th, a passerby reported three bears on a city road in Maruko Shitanda, Fukushima City, to the Northern Police. The sighting occurred in a residential area near Fukushima Commercial High School and Kamata Elementary School; one bear was about 1.5 m long and two about 0.5 m, believed to be a mother and cubs, moving toward the housing area. The police and city searched the area and urged residents to stay indoors.

Kamata Elementary School, Fukushima

7 months ago

Fukushima Mariko, Fukushima

7 months ago

An animal sighted on a high school tennis court in Fukushima City was likely a cat, and no traces of a bear were found nearby.

Maruko, Fukushima City, Fukushima

8 months ago

An animal sighted on a high school tennis court in Fukushima City was likely not a bear but a cat on inspection, and no bear traces were found.

Maruko, Fukushima City, Fukushima

8 months ago

Fukushima Mariko, Fukushima

8 months ago

A bear was confirmed to have appeared late at night in Maruko Tomizuka, Fukushima City.

Maruko Tomizuka, Fukushima City, Fukushima

8 months ago

Around 3:00 AM on October 7, in Fukushima City, Honai area, on the Matsukawa North Riverbank, a passerby (a man in his 30s) observed a bear about 0.8 m running west along the riverbank from the Matsukawa Bridge.

Fukushima Matsuyamacho, Fukushima

8 months ago