text: She might better have said "a black bear that was just going about the business of being a bear."  And she would also have made her case stronger if she had referred to the bear as "that" rather than "who", which is too high a degree of anthropomorphism. for most of us.
  
  But her basic point is right -- black bears are not much of a threat.  They are mostly lazy.  They wander into contact with humans because humans leave around things that smell good to eat.  They leave if you shout at them and wave your arms.  Of course, in an urban area. the bear that leaves my back yard winds up in your back yard, which can make them a bit of a nuisance.  We tend to take the easiest way out of such nuisances and, in areas like Toronto where people get spooky about wildlife, that can lead to bang-bang.
  
  People in places farther north in Ontario are less hysterical and more relaxed about sharing the world with animals like bears.
  
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