Hokkaido sika deer causing record number of traffic accidents

While bear sightings and attacks have surged in northern Japan, wild deer are also causing a record number of traffic ...
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Japan grapples with growing bear threat amid record number of attacks

Bear attacks have killed a record 13 people in Japan this year, prompting emergency measures that make it easier for local governments to authorise hunters to shoot bears in populated areas.

Only bear-less prefecture sees rise in visitors in wake of attacks

Residents of at least one prefecture are not looking over their shoulders as a steady stream of bear sightings are reported ...

Bear rips pensioner's head off while he was picking mushrooms

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT A man in his 70s was found dead after a suspected bear attack while mushroom picking in Iwate, ...

Booming bear meat demand amid record attacks in Japan

With a record number of bear attacks in Japan this year leading to thirteen fatalities, demand for bear meat is skyrocketing. Discover how this unexpected trend is transforming local cuisine and ...