News Black Bear Oyanagi, Yanaizu Town (storage shed), Fukushima Feb 14, 2026, 11:30 PM
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Description
At around 08:30 on February 15, a bear about 50 cm long was spotted inside a private storage shed in Oyanagi, Yanaizu Town, Fukushima. Municipal staff captured and euthanized the bear about 2.5 hours later; there were no injuries. The same shed had been reported as sighted on the afternoon of the 14th as well.
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
Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Address
Oyanagi, Yanaizu Town (storage shed), Fukushima
Coordinates
37.509552, 139.754768
Sources
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20260215-GYT1T00135/ https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/4cebd21aee1eb02242ce267f38... https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/482b410cda946569e573aa81a5... https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/2934e061d6f94868d95eb6e9b1... https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/2b119211d9f9a8af163959fa83... https://www.minyu-net.com/news/detail/2026021507351646156 https://article.auone.jp/detail/1/2/5/483_5_r_20260215_17711... https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/75795d138b9a7f3399e86d7433...
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Comments (1)
北海道民 3 months ago
同じ倉庫に14日と15日と連日出没してるって、その間に逃げ場を失ったのか、それとも居心地いいのか気になるな。
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