Answer to Dictation 1
Created emergency measures to address record numbers of bear attacks.
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Answer to Dictation 2
The death toll is the highest since records began in 2006.
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Answer to Dictation 3
Wildlife management experts have devised a plan to reduce fatalities.
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Reduce bear populations in areas where the animals have been sighted.
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Set up a buffer zone in many areas to try to separate bear habitats.
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There are two species of bear in Japan and their numbers have surged.
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Estimates suggest the Asian black bear population has roughly tripled.
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One is the shortage of beech nuts which scientists attribute to climate change.
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A declining number of licensed hunters who were largely responsible for bear culls.
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Answer to Dictation 10
Depopulation of rural areas means bears are venturing into towns and villages.
See the Japanese bear attacks lesson for the whole text.
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