News Black Bear Minami-no-mae Otsu, Onomoto, Nishi-Aizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima Nov 27, 2025, 02:15 PM

Description

On November 27 at around 07:40, a man in his 30s spotted a bear approximately 0.5 meters long on a tree in Minami-no-mae Otsu, Onomoto, Nishi-Aizu Town. The bear remained in the tree and was later trapped in a box trap placed beneath it at 14:15 and captured. No damage to people or property was reported.

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Summary

On November 27 in Minami-no-mae Otsu, Nishi-Aizu, a resident found a roughly 50 cm bear in a roadside tree. The bear entered a box trap set beneath the tree in the afternoon and was captured; there were no injuries or property damage.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Thursday, November 27, 2025 at 02:15 PM

Address

Coordinates

37.583845, 139.664657

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