Location
Description
On January 30 in Kitashiobara Village, officials received reports of a small bear; a village staff member found a roughly 50 cm bear in a garage and attempted to drive it off but it did not leave. At 15:45 it was captured and euthanized using an emergency dart hunt. This was the second emergency dart hunt in Fukushima Prefecture.
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
Friday, January 30, 2026 at 06:45 AM
Address
Kitashiobara Village, Fukushima
Coordinates
37.655747, 139.937555
Related Areas
Nearby places of interest
Comments (1)
おじさん 5 months ago
車庫にいるレベルだと、相当生活圏に近づいてきてるんだな。
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