News Black Bear Kitashiobara Village, Fukushima Jan 30, 2026, 12:30 AM

Description

On January 30 in Kitashiobara Village a small bear about 50 cm long was found in a garage and reported around 09:30. Attempts to drive it away failed, and at 15:45 it was captured by an emergency darting operation and subsequently culled.

Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.

Summary

On January 30 in Kitashiobara Village, Fukushima, a small bear about 50 cm long stayed in a garage and was reported. After attempts to drive it off failed, an emergency darting operation in the afternoon captured and culled the bear; this was the second emergency shooting case in the prefecture.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Friday, January 30, 2026 at 12:30 AM

Address

Coordinates

37.655747, 139.937555

Sources