The Hokkaido Kushiro General Promotion Bureau held a press convention on the afternoon of the twenty second, saying that the brown bear OSO18 (Oso Jyuhachi), which had attacked greater than 60 cows in japanese Hokkaido for the previous 4 years, arrived in Senpoji Village, Kushiro Town round 5:00 am on the thirtieth of final month. It was revealed that it was exterminated by a hunter who acquired a license to exterminate pests on the pasture.
Initially, it was not recognized whether or not it was OSO18, however it was confirmed by the DNA evaluation of the Hokkaido Research Organization on the 18th of this month.
Announcing extermination of brown bear ‘OSO18’ that assaults cows Hokkaido | NHK
