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Asiatic black bear mortality and management

Overview

Recent reports highlight various incidents involving Asiatic black bears. In the Czech Republic, the Ostrava Zoo euthanized a 20-year-old male bear named Jirka following a sudden health decline. Zoo officials are awaiting autopsy results to determine the cause of death.

In Japan, authorities have conducted culls in Nara and Kanagawa prefectures due to human-wildlife conflict. In Nara Prefecture, officials culled a male bear caught in a trap near a residential area, following a separate emergency cull of a mother and cub earlier in the month. In Kanagawa Prefecture, a 92-kilogram male bear was culled after it returned to a popular hiking area near urban centers shortly after being released into the mountains as part of a conservation effort.

Entities

Uda City · Kanagawa Prefecture · European Association of Zoos and Aquaria · Tanzawa Mountains · Konopiště Castle

Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Asiatic black bears culled in Nara and Kanagawa prefectures

    Authorities in Nara and Kanagawa prefectures have culled Asiatic black bears following sightings near residential areas and hiking parks.

  2. [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Ostrava Zoo euthanizes Asiatic black bear Jirka

    Ostrava Zoo euthanized Jirka, a 20-year-old Asiatic black bear, after a sudden health decline. The bear was a long-time resident of Konopiště Castle before moving to Ostrava in late 2024.

Sources

iga-younet.co.jp · jugem.jp