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With bear attacks in Japan reaching a record 13 deaths this year, Gifu Prefecture has begun using drones that emit barking and firecracker sounds to push bears away from residential areas in Hida City. The drones are flown over spots where…

Hikers in Uludağ, a popular tourist area in Bursa, Türkiye, were filmed hand-feeding bread to a large bear despite official warnings. The group recorded the encounter on their phones as the animal approached. Wildlife experts cautioned…

A bear named Okan from a zoo in Çekmeköy, Istanbul, was taken to Istanbul University’s Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Veterinary Medicine after falling ill from eating fruit that irritated his stomach. The bear underwent an MRI and received…

In Tunceli's Pülümür district, a brown bear, skipping hibernation, wandered into the town center in search of food. A local captured the bear's movements on a mobile phone as it roamed the streets. After an unsuccessful search,…

The Nemrut Caldera, located within the Ahlat, Güroymak and Tatvan districts of Bitlis province in Türkiye, has been closed to visitors during the winter season due to bear attacks. "The bears in the Nemrut Caldera are wild animals and a…

A man filming a hungry bear in Bursa’s Uludağ narrowly escaped an attack, capturing the intense moment on his mobile phone. The incident occurred when a bear, searching for food in the Sarıalan region by rummaging through garbage…

A Canadian couple, Kayla Catherine Seward and her husband, who went to their parked car in the town of Larder Lake in Ontario, noticed that a bear was sleeping inside it. To let the bear outside, which they thought broke into the car by…

Six young nature enthusiasts who were camping in the recreation area of the Sahara National Park in the Şavşat district of Türkiye's Artvin province encountered three curious brown bears that came near their tents during their sleep at…

In Türkiye's Kastamonu, residents are troubled by frequent bear sightings that have resulted in significant damage to beehives and orchards. Bears, awakened from hibernation, are descending into the district with their cubs in search of…

A bear injured in a car accident on the Bursa-Uludağ road has been rescued and sent to the Bear Sanctuary in Karacabey. After a night-long search, rescue teams found and immobilized the bear, which had multiple hip…