Bears entered areas near human dwellings despite being adequately nourished, even during years when acorns were scarce in their natural habitats, likely attracted by fruit trees left on abandoned farmland, a recent study in western Japan showed.
Japanese black bears are encroaching on human settlements not necessarily out of desperation, but because they are lured by the easy meals found on abandoned farms.
A recent study in western Japan showed that bears entered areas near human dwellings…
