Location
Description
Around 5:00 p.m. on January 1 (Thursday), in an area inside Shinbidōdō Shimoji within Suzurin, Aizu-Misato Town, a witness (a man in his 70s) driving a vehicle observed two bears in the bushes, each about 50 cm in body length. The bears' subsequent movements are unknown.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
2
Provider Type
Official
Date & Time
Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 05:00 PM
Address
Aizumisato 雀林, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.482910, 139.816427
Sources
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Comments (1)
Cubs that size in early January suggests they're either late-born or the mother kept them through winter instead of denning.
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