Hokkaido's 1st "bear warning" issued in town after fatal attack

Hokkaido on Saturday issued a strong warning of brown bears across one of its towns following a fatal attack on a newspaper deliveryman there, making it the first time that the highest-level of alert has been sent out in the northern prefecture.The warning, affecting the town of Fukushima in southwestern Hokkaido, is expected to be effective for a month through Aug. 11. The highest level of the three-stage alert is issued when a bear attack against humans in an urban area or its vicinity.The measure was taken after a 52-year-old man, who was delivering newspapers, was found dead in bushes i…READ FULL ARTICLE