Japan has had so many bear attacks in the past year it’s turning to AI to act as a warning system
Over 200 people have been injured in the past year by bears and there have been six reported fatalities, according to the Japanese Ministry of Environment. Most of those attacks have come in the Tohoku region of the country—the northern part of Japan's largest and most populated island. In 2022, some 158 people were attacked.
Charging bear attacks karate practitioner in Japan: "I thought I should make my move or else I will be killed"
A pair of bears picked the wrong person to mess with Thursday in Japan when they approached a 50-year-old karate practitioner only to be kicked away, police and media said, marking the latest in a spate of attacks in the country in recent months.
In Japan, Bear Attacks Surge as Authorities Warn Hikers Away
A record number of bear attacks across Japan have caused widespread alarm and six fatalities in the last year, prompting repeated warnings from authorities and wildlife experts. Of the 219 attacks in the last 365 days,
Mother bear attacks truck on forest road in Japan
Two motorists had a terrifying encounter with a huge brown bear on a forest road on the outskirts of Nemuro in Japan's Hokkaido prefecture on April 28. Heart-stopping dashcam footage captured the mother bear sprinting out of the tree line and slamming into the truck,
Japan to trial AI bear warning system after record number of attacks
Six people have been killed and more than 200 injured in attacks by bears over the past year
Japan trials AI warnings after rise in attacks by hungry bears
Early detection system raises the alarm if Ussuri brown bears, whose food supply in the mountains is dwindling, stray too close to towns in search of food
Japan To Trial AI Bear Spotting System After Sharp Rise In Attacks
Under the system, AI will use security camera footage to instantly detect bears and share the information with the relevant authorities.
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Bear vs man debate: Women respond after being asked which they would rather run into in the woods
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Nanaimo chiropractor says he wanted to identify teens before bear spray attack
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Lori Falce: Men growling over bear question are missing the point
Those answers include a lot of facts painting bears in a good light. In 2023, there was one fatal bear attack in the U.S. In 2022, there were 4,251 women killed in the U.S. Yes, there's a ...
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EU calls out Fancy Bear over attacks on Czech, German governments
The European Union, alongside member states Czechia and Germany, have accused Russian government APT Fancy Bear of being behind a series of attacks on political parties and government bodies.
Thought The Revenant’s bear attack scene was bad? An upcoming thriller is using a real grizzly in the movie
As per the synopsis, the film follows: "A vengeful tracker who is brought in to hunt down a large grizzly bear, which has ...