Japan implements new bear management strategies in mountain regions
Japanese authorities are utilizing new bear management programs in response to rising human-bear encounters. These initiatives are credited with both reducing conflicts and supporting the recovery of bear populations in the Nagano forests.
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In Japan’s mountains, a different way to manage bears
A program has been credited with prompting both a recovery in bear numbers — although the animals are hard to count — and fewer encounters with humans.
1 week agoIn Japan's mountains, a different way to manage bears
As a sensor sounded, scientist Akiko Takii hurried to a bear trap deep in the forests of Nagano, Japan, where rising nationwide attacks have sparked fear and the culling of thousands of the animals.
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