News Black Bear Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori May 6, 2026, 06:48 AM

Description

Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, announced on May 6, 2026 that it captured one adult female Asiatic black bear (about 1 meter long, ~50 kg) at the municipal sewerage office by emergency shooting. The bear had been sighted near Numadate Green Park, and an operation member shot and captured it at 15:48.

Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.

Summary

On May 6, Hachinohe City captured an adult female Asiatic black bear by emergency shooting at the municipal sewerage office after sightings near a commercial area. The operation, the first of its kind in the prefecture, was described as a swift response; the captured bear is scheduled for incineration on May 7.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 06:48 AM

Address

Coordinates

40.525864, 141.505299

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