News Black Bear Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Oct 15, 2025

Description

A bear appeared in a residential area of Tsuruoka City; under police direction a hunter fired and culled the animal. The city temporarily declared an "emergency hunting" measure.

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

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Address

Coordinates

38.727197, 139.826742

Sources