Japan to OK Shooting of Urban Bears
Tokyo, Feb. 21 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday an amendment bill to permit local municipalities to give the go-ahead for shooting wild bears in urban areas. Responding to a host of attacks by such "urban bears," the government aims to implement the revised wildlife protection and management law by autumn, when bears' appetite peaks ahead of their hib...
Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 
Tokyo, Feb. 21 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday an amendment bill to permit local municipalities to give the go-ahead for shooting wild bears in urban areas. Responding to a host of attacks by such "urban bears," the government aims to implement the revised wildlife protection and management law by autumn, when bears' appetite peaks ahead of their hib...
