Bears kill seven people in Japan this year as attacks hit record high

[Sanjeev]

According to Japan's environment ministry, the number of bear-related fatalities this year has hit a record high. Since April, seven persons have lost their lives, the most since statistics began to be kept in 2006. The majority of these deaths have occurred in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido and in northeastern areas.

It is believed that the most recent instance was a 60-year-old guy who vanished while cleaning an outdoor hot spring bath. Bear attacks typically peak in the fall before bears hibernate, and researchers think that low beech nut harvests due to climate change may be forcing hungry animals into residential areas. Another factor mentioned is depopulation.

 

[uptrendfinancialsignal]

This is a very sad news and it's really disappointing to see animals invading where people are living and killing them. I didn’t even know bear attacks were that common over there. It seems human being don't really understand that nature should be respected . Sometimes we forget that animals are still wild creatures regardless of how cute they look online. I guess things like this are not so common in Africa because we don't play with wild ranimals . It's very common in the western countries. I just pray authorities find way to protect people.

 

[Sanjeev]

Maybe we should take it differently, as we have been occupying their habitat and leaving them homeless; that's the reason they enter the villages and attack human beings, and we also have heard lots of such cases here.