Work is underway to move cows to a safe place in Akkeshi, Hokkaido, where grazing cows are being attacked by bears one after another.
From last month to this month, four grazing cows were attacked by bears in Akkeshi, killing a total of seven cows.
The bear that attacked has not been found.
Under these circumstances, at the damaged town-run ranch, work is underway to move the cows to a safe place in order to prevent recurrence.
At the town ranch, about 1,600 young cows are kept from the farmers in the town, and about 900 of them that were grazing in the damaged area are returned to the farmers or evacuated to the barn.
Work began in the morning on the 18th, carrying cows on trucks to farms about 6 kilometers away.
The transfer work is scheduled to be completed by the 19th.
According to the town, the loss suffered by the town ranch due to this damage is estimated to be about 16 million yen.
Yuihiro Sakurai, the rancher of Akkeshi Municipal Ranch, said, "If nothing is done, we cannot see the operation of the ranch next year, and it is hoped that the ranch will be captured as soon as possible. Since there are limits to the town alone, it is important to take measures over a wide area." rice field.
Five cases of bear damage have occurred in the neighboring Shibecha town, and the two towns and roads will hold a countermeasures meeting on the 19th.