Japan

Bear attacks on the rise in Japan as climate change drives food scarcity

For more about the story: https://sc.mp/13kp

In northern Japan, bear attacks are on the rise as winter approaches. Bears hibernate during colder months, they must store large amounts of fat before winter, but a decline in the animals’ staple foods such as salmon and acorns have led to some wandering into populated areas. The behavioural shift, considered a side-effect of climate change, has increased the risk of dangerous, and sometimes deadly, confrontations with humans.

October 30, 2023