
News Black Bear Yokote City, Akita Dec 18, 2025
Location
Description
A Asiatic black bear (male) that was captured in June under a temple floor in Sakata, Yamagata and released to the mountains reappeared this autumn near houses in Yokote City, Akita and was culled. Records from the initial capture noted the bear was 96 cm long, weighed 32 kg, and had identification tags on both ears.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Summary
A young male Asiatic black bear that was captured under a temple in Sakata and released into the mountains in June was found again this autumn near residential areas in Yokote City, Akita and was culled. Such reappearances after release are rare, and officials expressed regret that the bear returned to human-populated areas.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Address
Yokote City, Akita
Coordinates
39.313828, 140.566588
Comments (1)
6月に山形で放されたのに秋には秋田で駆除されるとは、移動距離の大きさにびっくりした。
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