Potential Formosan black bear sighting in rice paddy raises concerns

A farmers' association in Hualien County recently set aside a rice field as a feeding ground after a Formosan black bear was reportedly spotted foraging there, but conservationists cautioned that doing so could make the bear change its diet.

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