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Japan has deployed troops to the country's mountainous north to help trap bears after local authorities said communities were struggling to cope with an unprecedented wave of attacks.
The operation started in Kazuno, a town of around 30,000 people, on Wednesday.
"As bears continue to enter populated areas in many regions and injuries from bear attacks increase daily, we absolutely cannot afford to put off bear countermeasures," Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kei Sato sai
"I thought maybe something was on fire," said a local resident.
"We all try not to encounter the bears, but we keep hearing about people getting attacked," she said, declining to give her name.
In September, the government relaxed gun rules to make it easier for hunters to shoot bears in urban areas.
There have been more than 100 bear attacks with a record of 12 people killed across Japan since April, according to the Ministry of the Environment.
www.abc.net.au
Japan has deployed troops to the country's mountainous north to help trap bears after local authorities said communities were struggling to cope with an unprecedented wave of attacks.
The operation started in Kazuno, a town of around 30,000 people, on Wednesday.
"As bears continue to enter populated areas in many regions and injuries from bear attacks increase daily, we absolutely cannot afford to put off bear countermeasures," Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kei Sato sai
"I thought maybe something was on fire," said a local resident.
"We all try not to encounter the bears, but we keep hearing about people getting attacked," she said, declining to give her name.
In September, the government relaxed gun rules to make it easier for hunters to shoot bears in urban areas.
There have been more than 100 bear attacks with a record of 12 people killed across Japan since April, according to the Ministry of the Environment.
Japan deploys troops to trap bears after record wave of attacks and deaths
In September, the government relaxed gun rules to make it easier for hunters to shoot bears in urban areas.
www.abc.net.au
