Japan city of Sendai shoots bear under revised law
World 18:36 16/10/2025Sendai, Miyagi Pref. -- The northeastern Japanese city of Sendai has shot dead a bear under a revised law that allows municipal governments to decide whether to shoot the animals in urban areas.
Bear attacks claim record 7 lives in Japan so far in FY 2025
World 16:57 15/10/2025TOKYO -- Japan has recorded seven bear-related deaths so far in fiscal 2025, which started in April, the highest since records began in fiscal 2006, the Environment Ministry said on Wednesday, with most attacks occurring in northeastern regions and the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido.
Big news: Annual eating contest roars to life in Fat Bear Week
World 16:00 25/09/2025Americans exhausted by the firehose of news in 2025 were being offered a brief respite Wednesday, as Fat Bear Week got under way in Alaska.
Japan insurer to launch policy linked to bear culling
World 15:49 18/07/2025TOKYO -- Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. said Thursday that it will sell to local governments a policy to cover property damage caused by bullets fired during wild bear extermination.
Int’l, Vietnamese stars join hands for bear protection campaign
Travel 15:46 26/05/2022The campaign was launched on Wednesday and aims to protect bears from being held in captivity
Two jailed for illicitly raising sun bear cub in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 12:38 26/11/2021The two were sentenced to one year in jail each
Vietnamese man fined nearly $30,500 for trading endangered bear’s limbs
Vietnam News 12:46 09/06/2021The limbs were cut from a domestic bear that had died
Meet Vietnam’s 'Jungle Nanny'
In-Depth 18:44 19/02/2021Located in Dong Nai Province’s Cat Tien National Park is a special sanctuary – a safe refuge for bears who spent much of their lives in tiny cages.
Vietnam police check alleged illegal bear farm on tip-off, find only chickens
Vietnam News 15:57 18/10/2018It was ten days after receiving the tip-off that officers decided to raid the facility
Captive bears implanted with new microchip in Vietnam
Vietnam News 17:01 16/12/2017It is easy to remotely scan and check a bear’s information with the new microchip
Maggie Q, fiancé to arrive in Vietnam for wildlife conservation this week
Travel 20:01 06/04/2015Renowned American actress Maggie Q and her fiancé, actor Dylan McDermott, will start partaking in a wildlife conservation program in Vietnam, her mother’s home country, later this week
Home-raising wild animals in Vietnam: Risks far outweigh fun, benefits
In-Depth 14:01 11/03/2015Several experts and doctors have warned about the potential risks owners and their families incur when keeping wild animals in enclosure at private homes, including serious infections and losing limbs or even lives
