News Black Bear Mount Kurikoma (Kurihara City), Miyagi Oct 15, 2025, 07:00 AM
Location
Description
Around 07:00 on October 15, 2025, an adult male bear (1.4 m long, 70 kg) was caught in a box trap set by Kurihara City near Mount Kurikoma and was euthanized on site. It is unknown whether the captured bear is the same individual involved in the mushroom-picker attack on October 3; the city and police will investigate further.
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, October 15, 2025 at 07:00 AM
Address
Mount Kurikoma (Kurihara City), Miyagi
Coordinates
38.960845, 140.788194
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