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In July 2025 in Fukushima Town, Oshima subprefecture, Hokkaido, a man delivering newspapers was attacked and killed by a brown bear. The town and the Oshima General Subprefectural Bureau jointly reviewed the incident and identified issues such as how to notify residents about bear sightings and a shortage of hunters able to carry out culling (the reports specify only the month, July).
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, July 1, 2025
Address
Fukushima Town, Hokkaido
Coordinates
41.483393, 140.251429
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