Location
Description
In December 2025, the town of Yamamoto captured a single bear in a mountain forest, the town's first such capture. In response, the town distributed about 780 bear bells to all elementary and junior high students and incoming pupils, handing them over at Yamashita Elementary School.
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
Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 03:00 PM
Address
Yamamoto Town, Miyagi
Coordinates
37.962918, 140.879250
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Comments (1)
山元町の山林で初めて捕獲されたというから、これまで本格的な出没がなかったエリアなんだろうな。
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