HOKKAIDO –
Noboribetsu in Hokkaido carried out a drill to cull a brown bear below emergency gun-hunting procedures, based mostly on a situation by which a bear appeared at a park close to faculties and residential areas within the metropolis, with native hunters collaborating as bear sightings proceed to be reported throughout Japan.
Officials reviewed the steps required earlier than finishing up an “emergency gun hunt,” a system that permits municipalities to authorize the culling of bears in city areas at their very own discretion. The drill included procedures for evacuating close by residents and imposing visitors restrictions.
Emergency gun looking has been carried out 3 times thus far in Hokkaido. Reports of bear sightings and associated incidents within the prefecture have reached 1,266 in 2026.
Source: 北海道ニュースUHB