Until bears settle in for the winter, people should remain vigilant on roads, even in urban areas, following a record number of bear sightings in Japan earlier this year.Conventional wisdom suggests that bears descend from mountains or explore new trails in search of food. Some public data also link the frequent recent sightings of bear cubs in residential areas to the fact that their parents were killed or captured by hunters, leaving the cubs to roam alone in the wild.In an effort to reduce the danger bears pose to humans, several municipalities across Japan have begun using an artificial…READ FULL ARTICLE
