Biodegradation unit lightening load of bear hunters in Hokkaido

A disposal unit that utilizes microorganisms to decompose animal carcasses is being used in a town in Hokkaido, northern Japan, to lighten the burden on hunters responding to a surge in bear attacks.Brown bears in Hokkaido often weigh up to 200 kilograms and hunters had to resort to cutting carcasses into smaller chunks for disposal, as it is prohibited to leave killed animals where they are.The town of Fukushima in Hokkaido installed the 100 million yen ($639,000) disposal unit on the premises of its waste facility in April 2024. The stainless steel unit, 5 meters wide and 2.4 meters high,…READ FULL ARTICLE