The ranch said it had last accounted for all 12 calves at around 4:30 p.m. the previous day. Last July, authorities put down a brown bear codenamed "OSO18," which had attacked 66 cows in the ...

The couple were contacted by their daughter who had married and moved to a ranch in Hokkaido. She told them that a stray delivered three kittens in a barn. One of the three apparently died ...

HORONOBE, Hokkaido--About 50 reindeer at a ranch here would normally be as busy as their brethren at the North Pole getting holiday revelers ready for Christmas and Santa Claus. But at Horonobe ...

are becoming a growing concern in rural regions as there have been many reports of livestock attacks in Hokkaido. In October, two 12-month-old calves were attacked by strays at a communal ranch ...

Hokkaido is a shapeshifter with a wild heart ... Just a short distance away at Herbal Ranch, visitors can pick their own herbs to craft natural perfumes, teas, herb salt and incense, accompanied ...