Hoheikyo Dam เหตุการณ์หมีสีน้ำตาล

Hoheikyo Dam is seeing fresh bear activity close to home: on April 24, 2026, a brown bear was reported in Sapporo Makomanai, near 160 2 Makomanai, Minami Ward, on the Sumikawa Atsubetsu Taki connecting road about 700 meters east of Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort. Just before that, on April 19, 2026, another brown bear was reported in a forested area near Miyanomori 1 jo 17 chome in Sapporo, showing that bears are still moving through the wooded edges around the city.

The busiest ground is around Minami Ward, especially Makomanai, Jozankei, Shirakawa, and the forested corridors leading toward the mountains, with repeated reports also coming from Miyanomori and Fujigaoka Park. Activity peaked in October 2025 with 74 incidents and stayed high in November 2025 with 41, while December 2025 still brought 7 sightings, and the broader record for this area now stands at 1,244 brown bear sightings overall.