Bear lurks in residential area in northeastern Japan for hours, then killed

A bear about 1.5 meters long spent hours lurking in bushes in a residential area in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sunday before being killed.After repeated emergency calls from residents, the Sendai city government confirmed the bear at around 9 a.m. using a drone. Local authorities attempted to capture it with a box trap but failed.The city opted against an "emergency shooting," which allows local governments to authorize firearms against bears, and instead immobilized the animal with a tranquilizer gun. It was later killed at around 7:30 p.m., the city said.The site in Aoba Wa…READ FULL ARTICLE