Nara allows capturing of deer for 1st time www3.nhk.or.jp

posted by  Yubi | 7 years, 9 months ago

Local authorities in the city of Nara, western Japan, have decided to capture some of the city's free range deer to reduce farming damage.

The deer, including those in and around Nara park, have been protected since being designated a special natural treasure by the Japanese government in 1957.

But the city has been facing complaints from farmers about a growing number of them grazing in their fields.