Official 3 Black Bears Kazuno 坂比平, Akita Aug 27, 2025, 07:30 PM

Description

On a municipal road, sighted a 1 m adult with two cubs about 60 cm long; they stopped to watch. The mother charged toward the car but didn’t hit it, heading into the west hillside; the cubs followed. Witness distance about 10 m; nearest house about 200 m away.

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Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

3

Provider Type

Official

Date & Time

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 07:30 PM

Address

Coordinates

40.036700, 140.824319

Sources