Can Japan's aging communities live safely alongside bears?Three Kyodo News reporters -- Junko Horiuchi, Ellessa Yamada and Eduardo Martinez -- talk about the growing issue of wild animals such as bears coming into contact with humans, and Japan's recent guidelines on emergency shooting of animals when they appear in populated areas. Listen as they discuss the environmental changes that have caused bears to enter human communities.Article mentioned in the podcast:

Japan unveils bear-shooting guidelines for populated areasKyodo News presents a bilingual podcast for English learners about t…READ FULL ARTICLE