Japanese town deploys robot wolves to ward off bear attacks

Japanese town has deployed robot wolves in an effort to scare away bears that have become an increasingly dangerous nuisance in the countryside. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► Bear sightings in Japan are at a five-year high and occur mostly in rural areas in western and northern Japan. There have been dozens of attacks so far in 2020, two of them fatal, prompting the government to convene an emergency meeting last month to address the threat Japanese town deploys Monster Wolf robots to deter bears ► Support the Guardian ► Today in Focus podcast ► The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ► Guardian Football ► Guardian Sport ► Guardian Culture ►