NHK's popular nature program "Darwin Has Come!" (General) will broadcast "Latest Report: Strange Events in the Brown Bear Paradise" from 7:30 pm on February 1st. The program will look into the strange events currently occurring in the "brown bear paradise" of Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula.
The Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, a World Heritage Site that has been called a "paradise for brown bears," is experiencing unprecedented changes, including a sharp decline in the number of pink salmon, a favorite food of brown bears, and the rapid increase in the number of Hokkaido deer, which are taking away their food.
By following the brown bears closely as they faced food shortages, it became clear that they were making major changes to their lifestyle, such as climbing 30-meter-high cliffs and digging in the ground to find food.
What's happening now? Here's the latest report from this changing "paradise."
