News Black Bear Minamihara Sasanomachi, Yonezawa, Yamagata Nov 23, 2025, 01:00 PM
Location
Description
Around 13:00 on the 23rd, an adult bear about 85 cm long was seen near residences in Minamihara Sasanomachi, Yonezawa, and was observed up a persimmon tree. After it lingered and wandered near houses, the city ordered an emergency cull, and a hunter from the hunting association shot and killed the bear around 16:00.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Summary
On November 23 a roughly 85 cm adult bear was spotted near homes in Minamihara Sasanomachi, Yonezawa, even climbing a persimmon tree and lingering. The city carried out an emergency cull, and a hunting association member shot the bear around 16:00. This was the third bear removed by emergency shooting in Yonezawa city.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 01:00 PM
Address
Minamihara Sasanomachi, Yonezawa, Yamagata
Coordinates
37.873656, 140.106418
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Comments (1)
カキの木に上ったまま居座るなんて、よっぽど腹が減ってたんだろうか。
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