Location
Description
One bear about 1 m in body length was sighted near Kikyo-hara Uruoi Park within the Kikyo-hara area. While moving, the forested area formed a slope; the bear descended the slope but, finding nowhere to hide, it appears to have climbed back up the slope and returned into the forest.
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
Sunday, June 4, 2017 at 09:30 AM
Address
Tokamachi 桔梗原, Niigata
Coordinates
37.034790, 138.698800
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