i have black bear passing through the yard....i get excited when i see cubs
Not as excited as you'll be when the mom sees you...
"Since 1980 there have been approximately 32 deaths by black bears - 13 of those occurred since the year 2000.
> May 2000, Tennessee: An adult female hiker was killed by a black bear and her yearling cub in Great Smoky Mountains National Park - the bears were found and killed; termed a predatory attack
> July 2000, Quebec: An adult woman athlete was killed while jogging
> June 2001, Northwest Territory: A boy was killed while camping
> August 2001, New Mexico: An elderly woman was killed by a black bear in her home
> August 2002, New York: A five-month-old baby was killed; termed a predatory attack
> September 2002, Quebec: An adult male was killed at his campsite
> September 2002, British Columbia: An adult male was killed at an oil rig
> April 2003, Quebec: A forestry worker (man) was killed by a large male black bear
> April 2005, Northwest Territories: An elderly man was killed at a fishing camp
> August 2005, Manitoba: An adult man was killed while picking fruit
> August 2005, Ontario: An adult woman was killed, her husband seriously injured; termed a predatory attack
> April 2006, Tennessee: A six-year-old girl was killed in Cherokee National Forest; termed a predatory attack
> June 2007, Utah: An 11-year-old boy was killed in American Fork Canyon; termed a predatory attack; person was dragged out of a tent
> July 2007, British Columbia: A 31-year-old woman on a bicycle was attacked and killed by a black bear near Invermere
> June 2008, Quebec: A 70-year-old grandmother was attacked and killed by a black bear near the Theo River; the bear was not found
[Thank you to Dr. Stephen Herrero for confirming statistics prior to 2007 for this article.]"
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