Location
Description
At around 15:50 on November 12, 2025, a cub about 75 cm long was spotted by a resident in a persimmon tree on private property in Teraizumi, Nagai City, and remained there after sunset. The city, police, and the local hunters' association kept watch and searched; at about 07:10 on November 13 the cub was found in a field roughly 200 meters northwest of the sighting and was put down by emergency gunfire by members of the hunters' association.
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
News
Date & Time
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 03:50 PM
Address
Teraizumi, Nagai City, Yamagata
Coordinates
38.102585, 139.973602
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