the black bears here in Florida are especially dangerous, just like our gators. we owe this to the ignorant people who like to feed these animals so they can get pictures or have them in their backyard. they don't realize these animals are wild and never will be tame. they will feed them for months and brag about it to others until one day their child/grandchild get's eat'n....then it's kill them all.anyone caught feeding these animals (bears/gators) ought to be charged with manslaughter when someone is killed by one in the area they are feeding.

i appologize for my rant, i can't recall of anyone being killed by a bear in my area in a looong time BUT our gators normally kill a half dozen people a year.