{
  "id": 3963392,
  "title": "Japan culled 14,000+ bears after record attacks, plans to remove 8,800 more",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/japan-culled-14-000-bears-after-record-attacks-plans-to-remove-8-800",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T12:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/japan-killed-more-than-14000-bears-between-april-2025-and-january-2026-after-record-attacks-on-people-despite-the-cull-6-people-have-been-killed-this-year-and-the-government-plans-to-remove-another-8800-bears/articleshow/133590301.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Japan has culled over 14,000 bears in the past year due to a surge in bear attacks on people, with the government planning to remove an additional 8,800 bears. The attacks, which have resulted in 6 deaths this year, have led to increased government intervention, including the relaxation of rules for hunting bears in populated areas. The Asiatic black bear and brown bear populations are both affected by the culling, with conservationists expressing concern over potential regional extinctions if the current level of trapping continues.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}