News Brown Bear Residential area near Shindō-Higashi Station on the Toho Subway Line (Higashi Ward, Sapporo; area spanning three stations from Motomachi to Sakaemachi), Hokkaido Jun 17, 2021, 06:30 PM
Location
Description
In the early morning of June 18, 2021, a brown bear appeared in a residential area near Shindō-Higashi Station on the Toho Subway Line in Higashi Ward, Sapporo. The bear ran through the city between Motomachi and Sakaemachi stations, attacked four people causing serious and minor injuries, and was culled around 11:15 a.m. after about eight hours of response by police, city staff and hunters.
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
Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 06:30 PM
Address
Residential area near Shindō-Higashi Station on the Toho Subway Line (Higashi Ward, Sapporo; area spanning three stations from Motomachi to Sakaemachi), Hokkaido
Coordinates
43.094267, 141.371628
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