
Bear captured in Japan after days-long urban hunt
A wild black bear weighing about 100 kg was captured in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, after a dramatic multi-day urban search that led to the closure of 94 municipal schools and a call for residents to stay indoors; authorities feared a second bear roaming the city, and the captured bear was tranquilized, placed in a cage and transported away as officials decide its next steps.
