Bear infestation information Most poorly fed nuts in 5 years Government emergency meeting October 26, 12:16

In response to the nationwide damage caused by bears, the government held an urgent meeting of relevant ministries and agencies, with the most information on bear infestations this year in the last five years. It was reported that it became.

This fall, bears have been infested in remote areas all over the country, and people have been attacked and injured one after another. According to NHK's summary, at least 63 people have been injured since last month by the 23rd of this month, two of them. Has since died.



In response to this situation, an urgent liaison meeting was held where personnel from the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the National Police Agency, etc. gathered, and Fumiko Nakao, Chief of the Wildlife Division of the Ministry of the Environment, said, "The damage caused by bears has increased public interest. It is necessary for the relevant ministries and agencies to work more closely together to prevent damage. "



And at the conference,


▽ information on the appearance of bears received from April to last month reached 13,670 nationwide, which was the largest number in the last five years, and


▽ will be the food for bears. It has been reported that nuts such as beech are poor in many areas.



After

that, it was confirmed at the

meeting that


▽ local


governments

should be requested to share information on damage promptly, and

▽ how to proceed with information sharing between each ministry and agency.

63 injured by bears Last month to this month

This autumn, there are many cases of bears appearing in remote areas.



As a result of NHK summarizing the situation nationwide as of the 23rd of this month through various broadcasting stations, at least 63 people were injured by bears from last month to this month, of which 1 in Akita and 1 in Niigata, respectively. The person has since died.

Breakdown of injured people by prefecture 13 people in Niigata, 11 people in Ishikawa, etc.

The most injured were


▽ Niigata prefecture with 13 people,


followed by


▽ Ishikawa prefecture with 11 people,


▽ Iwate prefecture with 9 people,


▽ Fukui prefecture with 8 people,


▽ Fukushima prefecture and Gunma prefecture with 5 people each.


And so on.

123 injured since April

In addition, a total of 123 people have been injured since April of this year.



This has already significantly exceeded 53 in the last year, and in the last decade it is the second highest after 157 in the last year.