A 90-Year-Old Woman Was Confronted By A Bear And Took The Only Action She Could
Sightings on the rise
However, Emerson underscores an important trend in recent years. He notes, “As conservation efforts have successfully bolstered bear populations across North America, human-bear interactions have seen a noticeable uptick.” Particularly, the resurgence in black bear populations has resulted in increased sightings, hinting at the nuanced relationship between conservation, bear populations, and human encounters.
The number of black bears has been going up, and people are seeing them more often. This shows that how we take care of these bears and how many there are can affect how often people run into them. It’s a complicated relationship between saving these bears, how many there are, and how often they come across people.