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Bears Grow Hungry Ahead of Autumn Travel Season

Hyogo Prefecture is warning of an increased risk of Asiatic black bears entering residential areas this autumn as a poor crop of acorns and other nuts leaves the animals searching more widely for food…

  • Asiatic black bear risk rises in Hyogo Prefecture due to poor acorn harvest.
  • Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito warns of increased bear-human encounters.
  • Kyoto Prefecture conducts first emergency firearms cull for bear control.

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