The Ussuri brown bear is a subspecies of the brown bear ... 14 people were killed or injured by bears in Hokkaido in 2021, and the animals cause millions of dollars of crop damage.

An animal was then shot on that same evening ... people were killed or injured in bear attacks in 2021. The Ussuri species of brown bear is also known as the Ezo or Russian grizzly bear.

Both animals looked to be about 1.5 metres (5ft) tall, according to Japanese media. Brown bears can weigh half a tonne (1,100lbs) and outrun a human. The Ussuri brown bear found on Hokkaido is a ...

Hokkaido is home to the Ussuri brown bear, which is similar ... The town police launched a bear hunt operation and one of the animals was killed, Japan Times said in its report.

“The closest cousin to Hokkaidō’s Ussuri brown bear is the North ... the indigenous people of Hokkaidō, the bear was not simply an enemy or an animal to be hunted. Traditional Ainu culture ...

Local authorities killed a bear that mauled a supermarket employee ... but it is theorized to have just under 12,000 Ussuri brown bears alone, whose population has more than doubled since 1990.

His body was eventually found near another site where three men were attacked by a brown bear on Oct. 31. Those men ultimately managed to chase the animal off, but two sustained injuries in the ...

Hunters in Japan's remote north have killed an elusive and infamous brown ... the bear was named — attracted considerable news coverage including dramatic television documentaries. The animal ...