Satō Yoshikazu

Professor at Rakunō Gakuen University in Ebetsu, Hokkaidō. Born in Tokyo in 1971. Has been researching bear ecology and conflicts between bears and humans for more than 30 years, since his days as a student at Hokkaidō University. As the representative director of the Japan Bear Network NGO, he is involved in educational activities to promote coexistence with bears, and is also working to save the dwindling population of bears in Shikoku. Publications include the book Āban bea: Tonari no higuma to mukiau (Urban Bears: Living Alongside Brown Bears.)