News Black Bear Yoneoka, Atsushio-Kanō, Kitakata City, Fukushima Jan 13, 2025

Description

On the morning of January 13, a bear curled up and sleeping in a storage shed at a residence in Yoneoka, Atsushio-Kanō, Kitakata City was found and captured in a box trap.

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

Summary

Fukushima Prefecture issued a prefecture-wide Asiatic black bear advisory from January 16 to April 15. Sightings from April to December last year totaled 1,966—more than three times the previous year's 607—and on the morning of January 13 a bear sleeping in a storage shed at a residence in Kitakata City was found and captured in a box trap.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Monday, January 13, 2025

Address

Coordinates

37.742864, 139.854095

Sources