Japan’s police can now shoot bears with rifles as attacks spike. Japan’s police began a campaign to cull bears after amended rules permitting them the use of rifles to kill the animals took effect on Thursday amid near-daily attacks.
Japan is reeling from an alarming spike in bear attacks as authorities scrambled to contain encounters with the animals invading homes, schools and even supermarkets.
A man was attacked by a bear in Japan while using a public toilet, local media reported on Friday, in the latest incident in a spate of record-breaking encounters across the country.
The 69-year-old security guard was mauled by a bear in the Gunma Prefecture, near Numata railway station, north of Tokyo, on Friday.
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/japan-bear-attack-toilet-insurance-b2874766.html
Bear attacks two 87-year-olds inside their home near South Lake Tahoe
What bear lovers don’t want you to know.
The Bear League even claims on their website that “There has never been a single person in all written history who has been killed by Black Bear in California or Nevada.”
For years, bear lovers tried to deny bear fatalities in California. Their argument was that there were no “documented” cases of bears killing people in California – even though it was well known that bears have killed Californians in the past.
Well, they can’t make that argument anymore. Here is a “documented” case of a bear killing a human in California.
CALIFORNIA WOMAN ATTACKED AND KILLED WHILE SHE SLEPT IN HER BEDROOM BY BLACK BEAR
Bears can be dangerous and even deadly. Bear lovers deny bear attacks and often blame the victims.
When you advocate letting bears roam in a city or residential area, you are saying that these people’s lives and injuries don’t matter.
TAHOE AREA BEAR ATTACKS GIRL WHILE ASLEEP AT LOON LAKE
Bear dies after being shot inside Tahoe-area home, where man says animal broke in and attacked
After investigating the incident, the El Dorado County Sheriff says the homeowner acted legally in the shooting of the bear.
Monday, June 28, 2021
https://abc7news.com/post/bear-attack-meyers-tahoe/10838530/
TAHOE BLACK BEAR BREAKS IN AND ATTACKS CAMPER IN TRAILER
Black bear euthanized after attacking camper near Lake Tahoe
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/12/02/lake-tahoes-bear-boom
Other Tahoe area bear attacks:
CALIFORNIA BLACK BEAR ATTACKS 24 YEAR OLD JOGGER
TAHOE WOMAN ATTACKED BY BLACK BEAR
TAHOE BEAR ATTACK
https://nypost.com/2024/08/13/science/man-fights-off-bear-at-lake-tahoe-with-shovel/
BLACK BEAR NEARLY BURNS DOWN HOME BY TURNING ON GAS STOVE FOR SECOND TIME DURING BREAK INS
Man survives attack by black bear in Sierra Nevada foothills
Man survives attack by black bear in Sierra Nevada foothills – CBS Sacramento
TAHOE BLACK BEAR DESTROYS FAMILY TRUCK
Other Black Bear attacks
The roar that haunts him: Japanese bear attack survivor calls for ruthless response
By Tim Kelly and Tom Bateman
November 8, 20252:49 AM PSTUpdated November 8, 2025
Fatal bear attacks have hit record levels this year
Hungry bears forage for food before winter hibernation
Abandoned homes provide cover for bears in rural towns
Northern region called in army to help support bear cull
KITAAKITA, Japan, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Japanese confectioner Keiji Minatoya’s brush with death began when he lifted the shutter of his garage and came face to face with a black bear waiting on the other side.
“We locked eyes in silence,” he said, staring into the outbuilding beside his shop in rural Kitaakita in northern Japan where he had unwittingly trapped the apex predator. “I thought I was done for.”
The bear pinned him down and mauled him, leaving deep gashes across his face, bite marks along his arm and torso, and nearly scalping him before running off. Emergency services airlifted Minatoya 60 km (37 miles) to Akita city to save his life.
“While it was on me, there was this terrifying roar, the sound of a wild animal. Its mouth was right here,” the 68-year-old said, pointing to his ear. “That sound is burned into my head.”
The mauling in 2023 is more than a horrific memory for Minatoya. He and his neighbours, most of them elderly, continue to live on the frontline of a growing wave of bear attacks.
Japan has had more than 100 bear attacks since April, with a record 13 people killed, government data shows. More than two-thirds of those deaths were in Akita prefecture, where Minatoya lives, and nearby Iwate. Bear sightings in Akita have jumped sixfold to more than 8,000 this year.
At the prefecture’s request, Japan’s army has deployed to help hunters set traps for a cull aimed at thinning a bear population that has outgrown the supply of wild acorn and beech-nuts they rely on to fatten up for winter hibernation.
But the emergency measure is, at best, a temporary fix for a surge in black bear numbers that are estimated to have tripled since 2012, helped by restrictions on hunting and a greater emphasis on conservation. While its numbers have been growing in Japan, the Asiatic black bear is listed as a vulnerable, opens new tab species globally.
“It’s very scary, I feel uneasy,” said Yoshihide Ishida, 70, who lives a few hundred meters down the street from Minatoya’s home and around the corner from where a bear was spotted two days earlier.
Near his confectionery shop, a business founded by his grandfather more than a century ago that has stayed closed since he was attacked, Minatoya is blunt.
He thinks authorities must be ruthless with bears that no longer fear human settlements. The animals are also venturing into bustling cities, with sightings around Kyoto and Tokyo on the rise.
“Bears that attack have learned that humans are weak,” Minatoya said.
He says he doesn’t hate all bears. But about the creature that almost claimed his life? “I would eat it,” he said.
Reporting by Tim Kelly and Tom Bateman; Additional reporting by Sophia Kisa Eaton in Tokyo; Editing by John Geddie and Edwina Gibbs
Teen Camper Attacked by Bear While Asleep
Calling it the first fatal bear attack
BC3 HBlack bear put down after biting man sleeping in southern
Man mauled by black bear while walking his dog
Black Bear Attacks Man Walking Dogs in Boulder, CO – Unofficial Networks
Man hospitalized after bear attack in Cairo
MORE BEAR ATTACKS
https://www.youtube.com/@scarybearattacks
BLACK BEAR ATTACK ON JACQUELINE PERRY
JAPAN BLACK BEAR ATTACKS
FACEBOOK LINKS TO BEAR ATTACKS
Tourist Fighting for Life
She was asleep in her tent when the bear attacked
This boy was out walking with his father when he noticed he was being stalked by a huge bear. Thankfully, they knew exactly what to do.
Wrong place at the wrong time, but he did the right thing. So, he’s alive to tell the story. #bebearsmart
That’s not the package he was expecting
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1245920835971361/permalink/2004008496829254
Dad fights off 300 pound Grizzly Bear to save daughter.
David Luiz
Dad fights off 300 pound Grizzly Bear to save daughter. On a family camping trip, what started as a peaceful night turned into a nightmare when a 300 pound grizzly bear stormed their site. Security camera footage captured the terrifying moment as the father threw himself between the predator and his young daughter.
Panicked, the girl sprinted to the nearby ranger station, crying out, “My dad needs help!” Rangers raced back with her and found the father bloodied and battered deliberately playing dead as the grizzly finally retreated into the woods. Authorities believe the bear had targeted the daughter as prey, but her father’s split second bravery saved her life.
Though injured, he survived the attack and is being treated. When asked about how he did it the man said only one thing: “Adrenaline is one hell of a substance.”
A life-or-death moment, a brave father, and a lesson in fatherhood. Discover the inspiring story of a father who risked his life to fight a bear to protect his child!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1245920835971361/permalink/2004008496829254
Concealed carry
Two Fatal Bear Attacks in Arkansas — the First in Over 100 Years
Dean Weingarten just reported that Arkansas has seen two fatal bear attacks in 2025, the first time that’s happened in more than a century. These incidents are tragic reminders that even in areas where bear attacks are extremely rare, the danger is never zero.
But here’s something that might surprise you:
In over 200 documented bear encounters, handguns have been 97–98% effective at stopping the attack.
Even more surprising?
There are more verified cases of .22 LR handguns being used successfully to stop charging bears than I would have ever expected. Proof that mindset, accuracy, and composure under pressure matter just as much as caliber.
Firearms aren’t magic talismans; they’re tools that require training, discipline, and readiness. But when used properly, the data speaks for itself:
205 documented cases
98% success rate
Lives saved
Whether it’s in the backcountry or your own backyard, carry the right tool and know how to use it.
A bear suddenly charges, grabs and drags the wife away with itself!
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What a bear attack in a remote valley in Nepal tells us about the problem of aging rural communities
The Tahoe Bear 