"Wild camping was a way for me to take back control ... "I’ve had so many private messages from women saying how I inspire them to try it out too," she said. "Others who can’t do things ...

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“They said that coexisting with wild bears is extremely difficult if the animals have developed a taste for food that humans eat,” the woman said. Nihon Alps Kanko, which operates the camping ...