Bear bounty introduced by Japanese governor, pays 5,000 yen per bear to hunters – SoraNews24 -Japan News-

Incentive complies with document variety of bear assaults in northeastern prefecture

Akita, in Japan’s northeastern Tohoku area, has actually seen a surprising rise in the variety of bear assaults that have actually happened in the prefecture this year. Earlier this month, 4 elderly people were assaulted by a bear in the exact same day in Akita City, all calling for healthcare facility therapy. As of Monday, 53 individuals have actually been assaulted by births in Akita, about 3 times greater than the greatest previous yearly number

In action, Akira governor Norihisa Satake called an interview in which he proclaimed a bounty on bears in the prefecture “As a prefecture, we will be providing financial support to those who hunt bears,” Satake guaranteed. Under the program, hunters will certainly be paid 5,000 yen (US$ 33) for every bear they bag, with the cash implied to counter transport and ammo costs.

Ordinarily, …