Lem,

You are buying the anti's story. Bears are averpopulated (areas of 3 per square mile when they should be 1 per 3 square miles). Sprawl is a problem but we have more bears now than in recorded history. They are invading OUR territory. People who have never seen a bear in 30 years cannot use their backyards anymore.

25 cat 1 incidents in 1 week is NOT natural. It's dangerous.