Location
Description
A giant brown bear weighing about 400 kg appeared in Tomamae Town, Hokkaido, and eradication/capture by hunting associations and others proved difficult. Ultimately, reports showed capture operations using a large box trap.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Summary
A roughly 400-kg giant brown bear appeared in Tomamae Town, Hokkaido, and efforts by hunting groups to remove it ran into difficulties. To protect the community, veteran hunters set up an enlarged box trap, and footage of the capture was reported.
Bear Type
Brown Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Address
Tomamae Town, Hokkaido
Coordinates
44.306142, 141.653211
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