北海道ほっかいどう 札幌さっぽろ市しの公園こうえんでクマの目撃もくげき情報じょうほう相次あいつぐ 江差えさし町まちでは食害しょくがいか

On the morning of the 17th, there were multiple reports of bear sightings in a park in Sapporo City. As a result, the city has suspended use of the park, and the police are urging people in the area to be cautious.

According to the police, on the morning of the 17th, there were multiple reports from staff at Nishioka Park in Toyohira Ward, Sapporo City, that visitors had spotted a bear.

All of the sightings were on the southeast side of the park. Around 8:00 a.m., a man reported, I saw an animal that looked like a bear, but Im not sure how big it was. Then, around 8:10 a.m., a foreign man and woman said, We saw an animal that looked like a bear, about one meter in size.

It was reported that they headed southwest.

Furthermore, around 8:30 a.m., two women reported hearing an animal-like sound, so the city of Sapporo has currently suspended the use of the park.

There are residential areas and a campsite around the park, and it is said that the campsite sent its guests home.

Currently, the police are on alert in the area and are urging nearby residents to be cautious.

When the police checked, they found that about 10 watermelons and more than 30 ears of corn in the home garden near the mans house had been eaten and damaged.

In this area, what appears to be bear droppings have been found, and after midnight on the 17th, a driver reported, I saw a brown bear about 10 meters from a house. Police believe this is damage caused by a brown bear and are increasing patrols.

In Esashi Town, there have been a series of bear sightings and crop damage caused by brown bears since the beginning of this month. On the 12th of this month, the prefecture issued a Brown Bear Warning, and the police are urging residents to be especially careful when going out early in the morning, at dusk, or at night.

I was surprised because even deer had never appeared in this area before, so I never expected a brown bear to show up, they said.

A local resident: I was so scared I couldnt move because I was shaking. An 82-year-old woman who lives near the site in Esashi Town, Hokkaido, where what appears to be bear droppings were found, said, Late at night, while I was at home, I heard the sound of the front door and the garbage can outside rattling. I was startled and thought it might be a bear.

I tried not to let the brown bear notice me, so I didnt turn on the lights, sat down, and couldnt move because I was shaking so much. Anyway, I was just really scared, they said.