Japan deploys troops to battle bear attacks
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Japan deployed troops to the country's rugged north on Wednesday to help trap bears after local authorities said besieged communities were struggling to cope with an unprecedented wave of attacks.
A Spanish tourist was attacked by a bear in broad daylight while walking to a bus stop in Shirakawa, a village in Japan's Gifu Prefecture known for its picturesque, UNESCO-listed houses.
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3 grizzly cubs found in area of bear attack will be left alone for hibernation, province says
Three grizzly bear cubs have been found near the site of a mauling that left a hunter injured and the attacking grizzly dead south of Cochrane Thursday."The cubs appear to be in very good shape, and of good size and weight,