Official Black Bear Fukushima Sakura 3-chome, Fukushima Aug 8, 2025

Description

Early on August 8, near Fukushima City’s Azuma General Park along the riverside, a bear about 1 m long was found caught in a trap set by Fukushima City. The city judged that there was a risk of people being harmed or the bear returning to the mountains, and euthanized the bear.

Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

Official

Date & Time

Friday, August 8, 2025

Address

Coordinates

37.728599, 140.373299

Sources