A three-year search for the "ninja bear" that attacked dozens of cattle in eastern Hokkaido came to an end after the animal was found to have been shot by a hunter in July, local officials said Tuesday.The brown bear is believed to have attacked a total of 66 cows since the summer of 2019 and was codenamed "OSO18" after an 18-centimeter paw print was found at the first known attack site in the Shimoosotsubetsu district of Shibecha town.The Hokkaido prefectural government's regional bureau in Kushiro said Tuesday that DNA from the bear killed by the hunter matched that of samples from OSO18.…READ FULL ARTICLE
