Location
Description
Around 07:00 on December 16, in a forested area of Ohira, Yamamoto Town, Miyagi Prefecture, a bear about 1 meter long was caught in a boar trap set by a private individual; a hunters' association commissioned by the town dispatched and killed the bear on site. No damage from the bear has been confirmed; several sightings had been reported in the area earlier this year.
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
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 07:00 AM
Address
Ohira, Yamamoto Town, Miyagi
Coordinates
37.988754, 140.857136
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Comments (1)
Wonder if it had been in that trap for long before someone found it at dawn.
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