Geographical
Role of the Bears in Tokyo in relation to the entire Kanto District Geographical
Role of the Bears in Tokyo in relation to the entire Kanto District
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Okutama Mountains occupy the southeastern rim of the Chichibu-Tama National Park. This area may be regarded as part of the corridor (bear paths) that links other areas where bears live such as Daibosatsu-Toge, Misaka Mountains, Mishotai Mountains, Tanzawa-Ohyama National Park, and Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. It thus occupies a point of vital importance for the bears to keep their genetic diversity.
