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The government said Thursday it will renew by mid-November measures to deal with the rising number of bear attacks nationwide — 12 of them fatal — as more bears are seen roaming around residential areas in the north of the country.Ministers of environment, education, agriculture, internal affairs, transport, defense and the National Public Security Commission attended a government meeting on the day to discuss countermeasures for the animal.“An increasing number of bears have been entering residential areas in many regions this year ... leading to a rise in the number of casualties, with more diversity in the extent of damage and across a wider area,” said Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on Thursday. “This is a serious situation that threatens the safety and security of the public.”
