Japan plans to relax hunting laws to allow emergency bear shootings due to increasing human-bear encounters, as their populations rise and natural habitats diminish.
The government will revise laws to let local councils authorize hunters for emergency bear shootings, responding more swiftly to dangerous encounters in populated areas.
Authorities reported a record 219 serious bear incidents, with environmental stresses and rural depopulation contributing to rising bear populations and more frequent encounters.
Experts report that a decline in natural food sources due to climate change has forced bears into urban areas, as Japan's bear population grows significantly.
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