A series of bear sightings in Sendai At elementary schools, group commuting to school

A series of bear sightings in Sendai Elementary school commute to school on October 27, 18:24

In Sendai City, where bears have been witnessed one after another, multiple sightings were received on the 26th, and at an elementary school near the site, children are being sent out of school in groups, and caution is being strengthened.

In Sendai City, bears were witnessed one after another in Aoba Ward and Izumi Ward on the 26th.

Of these, in Kitanakayama, Izumi-ku, Sendai City, before 7:00 am on the 26th, there was a report that "I saw a bear near an elementary school."

Sendai City patrols, but no bears were found, and the children were sent to school on the 26th and 27th at a nearby elementary school.

According to Sendai City, the number of bear sightings received from April to 26 was 286, an increase of more than 100 compared to the same period last year, and sightings are occurring not only in the mountains but also in residential areas. That is.

A woman who came to pick up her grandson in the second grade of elementary school said, "I'm worried about bears being witnessed frequently. I'm telling you not to let one child go home and stop going to pick up acorns. I was talking.

Also, a man in his 70s who lives near the school said, "I used to tremble when I saw a bear. I want to avoid encountering it, but it is difficult to take measures and I am scared."

Kudo, the chief of the Sendai City Environmental Symbiosis Division, said, "We know that there are so many sightings in urban areas that the danger is increasing for the residents. Even if you witness a bear, you can yell or show your back. I want you to respond calmly without doing it. "