News Brown Bear Residential area near Shindōhigashi Station (Toho Subway Line) (ran between Motomachi and Sakaemachi stations, near the main gate of Okadama Garrison, shrubs northeast of Okadama Airport), Hokkaido Jun 17, 2021, 06:30 PM

Description

In the early morning of June 18, 2021, a brown bear appeared in a residential area near Shindōhigashi Station (Toho Line) in Higashi Ward, Sapporo, injuring four people (men and women) with varying severity. After about eight hours of pursuit, the bear was killed by police and others at around 11:15 AM.

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Summary

On June 18, 2021, a brown bear appeared in a residential area of Higashi Ward, Sapporo, running around the Toho Line area from Shindōhigashi toward Motomachi and Sakaemachi stations and attacking four people. Police, city staff and hunters pursued the animal with helicopter support, and it was culled at around 11:15 AM after roughly eight hours. The urban appearance of a bear shocked residents, as such an incident had not occurred in the area for 143 years.

Bear Type

Brown Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 06:30 PM

Address

Coordinates

43.115853, 141.380186

Sources