page_title: Asian black bear
section_title: Relationships with humans
hierarchical_section_title: Asian black bear / Relationships with humans
caption_attribution_description: Kintoki Wrestling with a Black Bear, woodblock print by Torii Kiyomasu I, c. 1700, James Michener Collection, Honolulu Museum of Art accession 16576
context_page_description: The Asian black bear, also known as the Asiatic black bear, moon bear and white-chested bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to Asia that is largely adapted to an arboreal lifestyle. It lives in the Himalayas, in the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, the Korean Peninsula, northeastern China, the Russian Far East, the Honshū and Shikoku islands of Japan, and Taiwan. It is classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, mostly because of deforestation and hunting for its body parts. Although largely herbivorous, Asian black bears can be very aggressive toward humans, who frequently trap or kill them for traditional medicine.
caption: Kintoki Wrestling with a Black Bear, woodblock print by Torii Kiyomasu I, c. 1700, Honolulu Academy of Arts
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