Thinking 💬 the same thing ☺️

Yeah, I found out when I had Japanese exchange student. Her grandparents lived in mountains.

Yes, brown bears are actually native to several regions in Japan, including Hokkaido, Honshu, and Shikoku. Despite occasional conflicts between humans and bears, education has indeed proven to be a powerful tool in promoting coexistence. By understanding bear behavior and taking appropriate precautions, such as properly storing food and avoiding areas with recent bear activity, we can minimize negative interactions and enjoy the beauty of these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat.

Indeed, coexistence between humans and brown bears is a multifaceted relationship. Understanding bear behavior, implementing safety measures, and prioritizing habitat conservation are essential for successful cohabitation. Striking a balance between human activities and bear conservation is vital to minimize conflicts and secure the long-term survival of both species.

Ussuri brown bears that are similar to the Kodiak bears

I can't bear to lose these types of documentaries

Yes...Me too. Intersting watching animal world. ☺

their meat super yummy too 😋

​@@minimuthu3550 Their meat? Do people eat bears?

@@alceratops6853 You'll just have to grin and bear it.

Shame. Lynx and bear are amazing beauties.

True. We need to reintroduce the lynx and wolves back to the British isles

I live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest In Washington State, US, they have reintroduce the wolf and most recently the Grizzly bear to our state which is exciting news but of course you also have people that don't like it. What they don't understand or mostly don't care is that they were here long before us. We keep taking away their habitat and pushing them closer to have interaction with humans. We have to learn to coexist or all our wildlife will be in jeopardy of being lost forever

And it would be against the rape and pillage mentality of your forefathers

@@Battered_Shlunga are u indian lol

Black bears aren’t that bad but grizzly and polar bears are something else

@@c.james1 "Brown bears, grizzly bears and Kodiak bears are all the same species" - quite, but don't use the name of the species (brown bear) in an example of some subspecies (grizzly, Kodiak). - Better to name the subspecies in this video alongside the grizzly and Kodiak as examples of subspecies or 'all the same species'; 'Ussuri brown bears, grizzly bears and Kodiak bears are all the same species'.

@@c.james1 Noted. --------- However, I'm not sure he was implying these were black bears, in fact, I'm heavily leaning toward he wasn't. Go with the comment sequence; - Even bears in Japan are disciplined, America and Europe can’t compare - Black bears aren’t that bad but grizzly and polar bears are something else Now, to me, the black bear part isn't connected to the Japan part, it's a follow-on from 'America and Europe can’t compare'. The point being he used the black bear as an example of a 'disciplined' bear from America that CAN compare; 'well, black bears have discipline, but not grizzly and polars'. Wherein 'discipline' would be better thought of as 'temperament! It's quite clear to me that was the context, not addressing these as black bears!

@@c.james1 But state it as a ratio; which of the 2 is it as a ratio? 95:5 for my explanation is my opinion. I suspect you're being stubborn...

@@c.james1 That's fair and fine.

Where I live, they are extremely shy. They are scared of us (humans) since we're hunting them (we have an annual culling due to the population regulation). But I have managed to meet couple of them already (at least the ones that I've noticed). And like you've said: behavior is the key (you must make your presence known so that they can safely retreat - the law of the forrest).

Drive? you mean the shinkansen can drive through the tunnel?, cars can't drive to the mainland you have to take a ferry. Hokkaido is indeed not so remote, and the place they mention is very popular tourist and fishing spot so it's not very remote either BUT there is only 1 road and most of the time it's closed down because of the snow in winter. I was there a 2 weeks ago for flyfishing and the road was closed because of an avalanche of melting snow. It is the most bear populated place since there are not many roads to disturb and a big forest next to the sea which makes a good location for bears. Would i like to live there? 😅 Hell no hahaha i prefer the main land with black bears

Always!!

And that's why we're all doomed

The video claims the seas rose some hundreds to thousands of years ago, doesn't make sense to equate that to global warming

I have to assume that the fishermen put out the remains of the salmon, once they are processed, for the bears. The bears know where their food is coming from and they don't bother the humans if the later don't do anything stupid like threaten a cub. So I would call the bears semi-domesticated. But I am sure the BBC would not tell the truth about this. That would spoil the touchy-feely narrative they want to push, rather than showing how human intervention can have a positive effect on wildlife.

Search for the Sankebetsu brown bear incident. A world-famous and terrifying brown bear attack that once occurred in Hokkaido, Japan.

North American brown bears are slightly larger

Nope, Asian Black Bears are only found in southern Japan.

@@raihothexiv15th37 sure sure, but look at their faces.

@@raihothexiv15th37Hybrids maybe?

@@lithunoisan That’s not a good reasoning. They aren’t hybrids either. They’re Ussuri Brown Bears. Look it up.

@@lithunoisan Not to mention not every Brown Bear is gonna have the same bulky look. Individual variations exist. You should also search up the range map of the Asian Black Bear. They don’t inhabit Hokkaido Japan. Only Brown Bears do.

not a species

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