News Black Bear Kitashiobara Village, Fukushima Dec 18, 2025, 08:30 AM
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Description
On December 18 a juvenile bear about 50–60 cm long climbed a persimmon tree on private property in Kitashiobara Village and remained there eating persimmons for about seven hours. Authorities and the hunters' association sedated and captured the bear and it was later euthanized.
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 08:30 AM
Address
Kitashiobara Village, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.655747, 139.937555
Sources
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/4b436f646ebccc51cc727cb964... https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/c99595288fa43baa07aee0ccca... https://news.ntv.co.jp/n/fct/category/society/fc6b8b8a6f4c0e... https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/4b436f646ebccc51cc727cb964... https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_society/articles/900180215.... https://times.abema.tv/articles/-/10215285
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Comments (1)
ケン 5 months ago
子グマが7時間も柿の木に居座るって、よっぽど食べ物に困ってたんだろうな。
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