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[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Aww those are just black bears, they're only dangerous like alligators are dangerous.

I was gonna say "they're only dangerous to kids and old folks who can't keep out of their way", but oh yeah rural Japan is like 75% old folks...

[–] bitofarambler@crazypeople.online 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Black bears attack e'errrrbody, not to discount especially vulnerable human populations, but at least deterrents work with black bears and we have a chance to fight black bears off when they attack. Japan is fortunate not to have a similar grizzly problem.

[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah Hokkaido has all the brown bears, I understand.

[–] bitofarambler@crazypeople.online 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yea, there are "black brown bears" hang onnn, Ussuri bears. You're right, they're all in Hokkaido, which is far less population and urban-center dense than the rest of Japan, so the Ussuri probably still have more space to roam and less food competition than the black bears further south.

[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I would expect those to be the ornery ones out looking for trouble, yeah.

[–] bitofarambler@crazypeople.online 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Apparently education about bears has been lacking so authorities are making sure people know not to play dead with black bears.