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In Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture, one bear was captured in the vicinity of Koboyama Park on the morning of the 31st, due to the continuous sightings of bears this month. We learned from interviews with city officials that a bear was captured in the vicinity of Koboyama Park on the morning of the 31st. If it is seen as the same individual as the bear that was captured and released into the mountain on the 20th of this month...
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Bears that come into towns should be put down right away, I think.
Releasing it back into the mountains was a mistake; of course it came back.
Double work and wasted tax money could have been avoided from the start.
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