Part of Asa Zoo Closed Again After Bear Sighting
Part of the Asa Zoo grounds have been closed to the public after security cameras captured footage of a black bear in the area. sighted by a security camera.
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Wild Hiroshima
More monkeying around in Hiroshima
Police received a report from a resident saying they had spotted a monkey on the loose in the Hakushima neighborhood
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First Hiroshima City bear sightings of the year reported
It seems we may have to add a 73rd microseason to the ancient calendar that mirrors changes in nature. Bears
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Wild boar shows soccer skills at island elementary school
A wild boar was spotted playing footie at an elementary school playground on Etajima in the early morning of March
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Monkey about town captured in city center parking lot
The cheeky primate that has been making a monkey out of local police for a week was finally captured today.
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Iwakuni bucks nationwide bear trend
Iwakuni seems to be bucking the nationwide trend of increased bear sightings.
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Bears closing in on Hiroshima City
Human-bear interactions are on the increase in the north of Japan and sightings are being reported here in the Hiroshima region on an almost daily basis.
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New home for Giant Salamanders at new Hiroshima aquarium
Two Japanese giant salamanders have been successfully moved to a new aquarium that is scheduled to open in Hiroshima city center at the end of the month.
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First local death due to tick-borne disease of the year confirmed in Kure
A woman in her 70s was rushed to the hospital on May 24th, but died later the same day due to the tick-borne disease Japanese Spotted Fever.
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“Murder hornet” strikes in Hiroshima Peace Museum
It was announced yesterday that a child visiting the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum was stung by a susume-bachi hornet.
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