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Wild Black Bear Captured In Japan After Multi-day Hunt Through Major City

The bear was first seen on Saturday evening in a residential part of Utsunomiya, a city of half a million people, about 60 miles (100km) north of Tokyo. The adult bear, which has an estimated weight of about ​100kg (220lbs), was shot with a tranquilliser gun on Tuesday, loaded on to a cage on the back of a vehicle, and driven away. The city has yet to decide what to do with the animal, an official said. Sightings of the bear prompted the city to…
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Great Yorkshire Radio broke the news on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
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