On Rishiri Island in the northern Japan prefecture of Hokkaido, people are on alert after a brown bear has recently been spotted for the first time in 106 years, ahead of the summer tourism season.
On Rishiri Island in the northern Japan prefecture of Hokkaido, people are on alert after a brown bear has recently been spotted for the first time in 106 years, ahead of the summer tourism season.
Footprints, droppings and other traces of a brown bear have been discovered on the island since May 30. Footage from a fixed camera recently set up by the Forestry Agency and others showed a brown bear several times between June 15 and July 6.
