Workshop Held on Coexistence with Endangered Asian Black Bears in Shikoku Region; Animals Remain on Brink of Local Extinction Due to Hunting, Habitat Loss

By Mio Kuroiwa / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
16:53 JST,
November 10, 2025
KUMAKOGEN, Ehime — Amid growing bear attacks in the Tohoku region, a workshop in Kumakogen, Ehime Prefecture, taught participants about the Asian black bears in the Shikoku area and discussed whether coexistence was possible.
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