Location
Description
While conducting landslide surveying work in the mountains north of National Route 291, the observer spotted a bear 10–15 m away. One bear, about 1.2–1.5 m in body length. The bear noticed them first and ran off to the north. No injuries to the observer.
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
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 03:00 PM
Address
Nagaoka 小国町武石, Niigata
Coordinates
37.322640, 138.698800
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