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“I carry bear spray and three bear bells,” says a Japanese geologist who makes frequent research trips to northern Japan. “When walking through bushy places, I have my bear spray out from the holster.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/19/lifestyle/bear-attacks-hiking-iwate-akita-nagano/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #bears #animals #iwate #akita #hunting
A woman in her 70s thought to have been killed by a bear in Akita Prefecture actually died of hypothermia, authorities say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/crime-legal/akita-kazuno-autopsy-bear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #akita #kazuno #bears #death #japanesepolice
A total of 196 people were injured or killed in wild bear attacks across Japan between April and October, the Environment Ministry said, with a sharp rise seen in October. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/japan/april-october-bear-attacks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #bears #animals #environmentministry
Bear attacks and sightings have continued in Japan, with a woman found dead in a rice field in Akita Prefecture after a suspected bear attack while a bear made its way into an Aeon shopping mall in the prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/japan/society/akita-more-bears/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #bears #animals #akita #supermarkets
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Mama Bear and her cub looking for something to eat at low tide.
Maman ourse et son petit à la recherche de nourriture à marée basse.
Mamma orsa e il suo cucciolo alla ricerca di cibo durante la bassa marea.
#wildlife #photography #photographie #fotografia #bears #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife
Mama Bear and her cub looking for something to eat at low tide.
Maman ourse et son petit à la recherche de nourriture à marée basse.
Mamma orsa e il suo cucciolo alla ricerca di cibo durante la bassa marea.
#wildlife #photography #photographie #fotografia #bears #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife
The Japanese government has compiled an emergency bear attack prevention plan, with a focus on management and culling. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/japan/japan-bear-attacks-measures/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #bears #animals #hunting
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Your daily bear photo: a black bear with a salmon as I am having soup for supper.
I will soon run out of new bear photos. Time to go back to the field! 🚙
#photographie #photography #wildlife #bears #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife
Your daily bear photo: a black bear with a salmon as I am having soup for supper.
I will soon run out of new bear photos. Time to go back to the field! 🚙
#photographie #photography #wildlife #bears #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #VancouverIslandWildlife
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Your daily bear photo. You're welcome! 😉
This cub was flipping rocks and looking for clams, mussels and fish at low tide. It learned by watching its mother. She was a few metres away.
Cet ourson retournait des roches à la recherche de palourdes, moules et poissons à marée basse. Il a appris en observant sa mère. Elle se trouvait à quelques mètres.
#photographie #photography #nature #wildlife #VancouverIslandWildlife #BritishColumbia #Canada #bears
Your daily bear photo. You're welcome! 😉
This cub was flipping rocks and looking for clams, mussels and fish at low tide. It learned by watching its mother. She was a few metres away.
Cet ourson retournait des roches à la recherche de palourdes, moules et poissons à marée basse. Il a appris en observant sa mère. Elle se trouvait à quelques mètres.
#photographie #photography #nature #wildlife #VancouverIslandWildlife #BritishColumbia #Canada #bears
A project team of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday compiled an urgent proposal for measures to address bear attacks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/ldp-bear-attacks-proposals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ldp #bears #sdf
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Wednesday that a proposed supplementary budget would include spending to help local governments address attacks by bears. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/politics/extra-budget-bear-attacks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #bears #animals #budgets #shinjirokoizumi #localgovernment
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... aaaand we are now back to our regular programming of black bears doing black bear things in the wilderness on Vancouver Island.
#wildlife #photography #photographie #bears #VancouverIslandWildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #PNW
... aaaand we are now back to our regular programming of black bears doing black bear things in the wilderness on Vancouver Island.
#wildlife #photography #photographie #bears #VancouverIslandWildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #PNW