News Brown Bear Mount Shirahata (Kiyota Ward, Sapporo), Hokkaido Mar 10, 2026, 03:00 PM
Location
Description
On March 11, 2026, Sapporo City began spring management capture targeting brown bears around Mount Shirahata (Kiyota Ward). Eight hunters from the Hokkaido Ryoyukai Sapporo branch and city staff patrolled the area and found no traces of bears.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Bear Type
Brown Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 03:00 PM
Address
Mount Shirahata (Kiyota Ward, Sapporo), Hokkaido
Coordinates
42.949031, 141.423022
Related Areas
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Comments (1)
Satoshi 4 months ago
Eight people searching Mount Shirahata and coming up empty in early March, yet they still felt the need to organize a capture operation.
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