A series of bear damage requests to prefectures to strengthen patrols, etc. Ministry of the Environment October 30, 13:27
In response to the damage caused by bears in various places, the Ministry of the Environment has established a system to promptly inform local residents of information that bears have infested, and prefectural governments to strengthen patrols according to the infestation situation. I requested to.
This fall, bears infested in remote areas, and people were attacked and injured one after another. There were 13,670 bear infestations nationwide from April to September. And the highest in the last 5 years.
In response to this situation, the Ministry of the Environment issued a notice on the 30th requesting all prefectures nationwide to take thorough measures to prevent damage.
In this, when bears appear in urban areas, we request that local residents be promptly provided with accurate information and that a system be put in place to restrict access as necessary.
We also request that residents, climbers, tourists, etc. be informed of how to deal with bears and that patrols be strengthened according to the situation of infestation.
In the future, the Ministry of the Environment will support the efforts of local governments to prevent damage by reviewing the response manual when bears appear.