News Black Bear Okuzawa, Hinaimachi, Odate City, Akita Dec 9, 2025, 06:00 AM

Description

Around 06:00 on December 9, 2025, at a private residence in Okuzawa, Hinaimachi, Odate City, a woman in her 70s found her dog lying outside its doghouse with bite-like wounds on its belly and legs and bleeding; the dog was dead. Bear-like footprints were found nearby, and the Odate police warned the public that the dog may have been attacked by a bear.

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

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 06:00 AM

Address

Coordinates

40.126522, 140.665818

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