Official Black Bear Tokamachi, Niigata Oct 31, 2024, 03:00 PM

Description

While driving on National Route 403 toward Matsushiro, I sighted one bear crossing the road from the Shibumi River side toward the mountain near the fire station shed. Body length about 1.0 m. I checked the scene but found no traces. While alerting people in the area, I discovered one bear in a nearby vacant house’s tree. I checked the scene again, but the bear’s whereabouts are unknown.

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

Official

Date & Time

Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 03:00 PM

Address

Coordinates

37.177820, 138.682200

Sources