A Concrete House and a Pic-i-nic Basket

Jul 27

Jen starts us off with nature news about the Australian Mouse Plague - yikes. Then Megan follows up with a horrific story of the Sankebetsu Bear Attack of 1915, Hokkaido Japan's most notorious animal attack.

Organization to Support: Animals Asia, www.animalsasia.org

Animals Asia is devoted to ending bear bile farming and improving the welfare of animals across Asia. We promote compassion and respect for all animals and work to bring about long-term change.

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References:

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/08/03/the-sankebetsu-brown-bear-incident-of-1915-was-the-worst-bear-attack-in-japanese-history/

https://www.history.com/news/deadliest-bear-attacks-grizzly

https://darktales.blog/2019/09/09/the-sankebetsu-brown-bear-incident/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankebetsu_brown_bear_incident

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOgYPeJ5XQo

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7vzmma

https://www.adn.com/wildlife/article/why-japans-brown-bears-shfited-toward-vegetarian-diet/2015/07/21/

http://www.bearconservation.org.uk/ussuri-or-amur-brown-bear/