News Brown Bear Tsukizaki district, Fukushima Town, Hokkaido Jul 11, 2025, 03:00 PM

Description

On July 12, 2025, a newspaper delivery worker was killed by a brown bear in the Tsukizaki district of Fukushima Town, Hokkaido. On July 18 a male bear measuring 2.08 m and weighing 218 kg was culled, and DNA tests confirmed it was the same individual involved in this incident and a fatal attack on a woman four years earlier.

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Summary

After a newspaper delivery worker was killed by a brown bear in Fukushima Town, a local hunter tracked and culled a large male bear on July 18. The 2.08 m, 218 kg animal was confirmed by DNA testing to be the same individual involved in the recent attack and a fatal attack on a woman four years earlier.

Bear Type

Brown Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 03:00 PM

Address

Coordinates

41.485586, 140.261688

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