Overview
- Osaka Prefectural Police confirmed a deer moved into a park in Miyakojima’s Kema-cho after multiple 110 calls on the morning of March 22.
- A reporter observed the animal feeding and hiding in vegetation about 2 kilometers east of Umeda.
- Authorities reported no injuries and urged people not to approach or feed the deer.
- Recent sightings were also recorded in Tsurumi and Joto wards on March 21–22, with similar reports about ten days earlier in Higashi-Osaka.
- The animal’s origin is unknown, including any connection to Nara Park, as officials continue to monitor under harmful-wildlife rules.