News Black Bear Kitashiobara Village, Kitayama Doai, Fukushima Dec 18, 2025, 08:00 AM
Location
Description
At around 08:00 on December 18, 2025, a roughly 60 cm bear was reported sitting in a persimmon tree on residential land in Kitayama Doai, Kitashiobara Village, Fukushima Prefecture. Fireworks failed to drive it away, and a prefectural veterinarian used a tranquilizer and the bear was captured after falling from the tree at about 15:35; there was no surrounding damage.
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
Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 08:00 AM
Address
Kitashiobara Village, Kitayama Doai, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.654141, 139.940760
Related Areas
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Comments (1)
トム 7 months ago
12月にまだ出没してるんだ。
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