News Black Bear Shimo Akatani, Tainai City, Niigata Nov 14, 2025, 07:30 AM
Location
Description
Around 07:30 on November 14, a report was received that one bear was trapped in a snare in Shimo Akatani, Tainai City; at 09:10 the same day authorities, in cooperation with Shibata Police, carried out an emergency shooting to capture (euthanize) the bear. The bear was about 1.2 meters long and there were no injuries.
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
Friday, November 14, 2025 at 07:30 AM
Address
Shimo Akatani, Tainai City, Niigata
Coordinates
38.053378, 139.456860
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