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October 21, 2025

  • October 21, 2025

More than 90% of Hokkaido municipalities surveyed have concerns about emergency hunting of brown bears with guns, saying they will consider implementing it. [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]

On Tuesday, October 21, 2025, the Hokkaido Shimbun Digital website, operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo), published an article titled "More than 90% of municipalities in Hokkaido are 'concerned' about emergency shooting of brown bears. 40% of municipalities in Hokkaido surveyed are 'considering' the practice."