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Japan Expands Bear Culls as Tech and Local Programs Scale to Protect Towns

Government targets to cut bear numbers to 62–67% by 2030 signal a shift toward large-scale culling to curb deadly encounters.

Two Hikers Injured in Bear Encounter on Yellowstone’s Mystic Falls Trail

Japan Deepens Bear-Crisis Response With Military Logistics and Hot-Spring Safety Plan