Gosh, I would have the opposite reaction as most here. Yes, bear cubs are cute, but a Mama bear will protect her cubs aggressively if she feels threatened, and when there is drought, bears can get aggressive in searching out food as well. Since they associate food with humans all too often, this can have deadly results.

I get nervous about bears when we hike on remote trails in the mountains, and I'm nervous to camp out because of them as well. Don't even TALK about grizzly country to this easterner...I just can't go there; black bears make me nervous enough! There have been two recent stories on the news of black bear attacks -- a black bear drug an 11-year old boy out of his tent and killed him, and the other, the father was able to throw a log at the bear before it attacked his children.

Sorry if I'm a wimp, but no bears for me....please!

Emily