A: Hey, John-san! Got any news?
B: Not really, why?
A: Well, a group of school kids and teachers on a field trip got attacked by a bear in Canada yesterday!
B: Oh no, who was hurt?
A: Three kids and one teacher. Two are critical right now. Sounds like a big grizzly bear did it.
B: A grizzly bear, you say? The big ones, huh?
A: Yeah! They're native to North America and can be over 2 meters long. Kinda like the brown bears we see here in Japan.
B: I didn't know that! So what happened exactly?
A: Apparently they were walking on a forest trail, and the bear just showed up out of nowhere. Local officials say there have been more reports this year of bears entering homes and properties.
B: Seems like there are more attacks recently. Didn't hunting them get banned in Canada?
A: That's right! They stopped hunting grizzlies in 2017, but it looks like the number of attacks has been increasing since then.
B: Wow, that's scary. Hope those kids and teacher recover soon.
B: Not really, why?
A: Well, a group of school kids and teachers on a field trip got attacked by a bear in Canada yesterday!
B: Oh no, who was hurt?
A: Three kids and one teacher. Two are critical right now. Sounds like a big grizzly bear did it.
B: A grizzly bear, you say? The big ones, huh?
A: Yeah! They're native to North America and can be over 2 meters long. Kinda like the brown bears we see here in Japan.
B: I didn't know that! So what happened exactly?
A: Apparently they were walking on a forest trail, and the bear just showed up out of nowhere. Local officials say there have been more reports this year of bears entering homes and properties.
B: Seems like there are more attacks recently. Didn't hunting them get banned in Canada?
A: That's right! They stopped hunting grizzlies in 2017, but it looks like the number of attacks has been increasing since then.
B: Wow, that's scary. Hope those kids and teacher recover soon.
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Category ID: conversation_summary
URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251123_02/#conversation
Date: Nov. 23, 2025
Notes: 2025-11-23
Created: 2025/11/23 09:40
Updated: 2025/12/07 21:43
Last Read: 2025/11/23 14:28