Obira town officials began setting the trap from Jan. 11 because several hamlets dot the area where the bear was spotted. Some are located just a few hundred meters away. The area is about 20 ...

14 was likely mauled by a bear living in the forested mountainous area of Iiyama City, Nagano Prefecture, where he had gone to check on a boar trap he set, police said. A bear was caught in the ...