Bear attacks and bear-caused damage to property have been reported across Japan. The Yomiuri Shimbun has compiled data on bear sightings and attacks on humans, using information from the Environment ...

Bear attacks in Japan reach historic levels as poor harvests and shrinking hunter population create wildlife crisis in ...

In the past six months, there have been four times the number of people killed by bears compared with last year, and the Japanese government wants to hire hunters to help cull the animals.

The Japanese government has announced plans to hire hunters to stop a recent rise of bear attacks in the country.

The Japanese government has unveiled plans to recruit hunters to control the bears population, as anxiety grows in the ...

Japanese authorities are setting aside funds for hiring hunters amid a rise in wild bear attacks. The environment ministry ...

From bear attacks in Japan to escaped monkeys in Mississippi, experts say climate change and habitat loss are driving more ...

The Japanese government plans to recruit hunters to cull bears, as anxiety grows in the country over the rise a sharp rise in ...

The Japanese government stepped up measures on Thursday to counter a recent spate of bear attacks in the country, with an eye to considering the use of rifles by police. With Japan hit by a record ...

Fatal bear attacks in Japan have reached a record high this year, according to the Japanese Environment Ministry. Eleven ...

Hunting associations have called for compensation rules and sums to be standardised. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

With the move, which pulls together more agencies than have previously been involved, authorities hope to cull bears that ...