Haines isn’t the only town where unprecedented human-brown bear interactions are prompting municipal meetings and outcry from residents.
In Takikawa, Japan, on the northern island of Hokkaido, 12 reports of bear activity were filed with city officials, city official Hiroki Kando said in an email to the CVN. Bears have damaged crops and livestock on the island. Similar to Haines, some Hokkaido brown bears were killed and prevailing attitudes about solutions have divided residents.
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