The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus) also known as the white-chested bear is native to Asia. 4 The black bear named Xiong Xiong could be seen pinning a performer to the ground before colleagues ...

A wild Asian black bear was caught after it ripped off a farmer's face in Thailand. Footage shows the beast - a male weighing more than 265 lbs (120 kgs) - trapped in a steel cage set by wildlife ...

Japan has also seen a spike in Asian black bear attacks, with 2023 seeing at least 212 people attacked and 6 dead. This marks a record-breaking year in Japan, overtaking the previous record-holder ...

A 63-year-old fisherman was fishing a mountain creek in Japan on Thursday afternoon when an Asian black bear attacked, repeatedly biting and scratching him, including on his head. "The bear was so ...

The bear mauled a soldier and a pedestrian who was hospitalized after the attack. This picture shows a brown bear on the loose in Sapporo, Hokkaido prefecture, Japan, on June 18, 2021.

On the morning of October 23, a 56-year-old employee at West Japan Railway Co. was inspecting trains when he encountered an Asian black bear just outside the Tsuruga station in Japan’s ...

On the morning of Oct. 23, a 56-year-old employee at West Japan Railway Co. was inspecting trains when he encountered an Asian black bear just outside Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.

Bear Attacks in Japan Cause Six Fatalities in 2023; ... stating there had been 19,192 sightings of Asian black bears in the seven-month period from April through the end of October in 2023.

A 58-year-old man is killed in a suspected bear attack in Japan, as the country's bears are attacking humans at record rates. ... Photo shows An Asian black bear at an unknown location.

Asian black bears are listed as vulnerable, but not critically so, and it is legal to eat bear in Japan. Meat from trapped bears is tastier since the blood is drained immediately, according to Sato.