Gun Permit Revoked for Brown Bear Hunting: 'No One Can Shoot Under This' Claims Man
A man in Hokkaido is appealing the revocation of his gun permit for brown bear hunting, arguing the decision is illegal and undermines hunting activities.
The court ruled that the exception for bear hunting was illegal. The ministry allowed nearly three hundred to be shot last year.
A Slovak court has deemed illegal a government exception permitting the hunting of bears, following an initial lawsuit by environmental organizations.
Bear footprints found in the voting site in Hakodate, Hokkaido, hunters to be dispatched on the 8th
Bear footprints were found on the premises of a junior high school in Hakodate, Hokkaido, which is designated as a voting site, prompting hunters to be dispatched for safety on the election day, the 8th.