There is a bear in my backyard!

I wonder if its discovered that people's trash is an easy snack, then it will probably take killing it to keep it away from human habitations...

We had a bear sighting the winter we moved here. It was followed by helicopters until it disappeared near Folsom lake. what a to do that was!

Where I live, bear are almost as common as squirrels. It is not at all unusual to see one in town..."in town" isn't a very big area, lol. I get them in my front yard all the time in fact. Black bear can be dangerous, this is true, but not usually. Black bear are generally shy and will wander away when people are present. Bear attacks in the U.S. are more often from grizzly bear rather than black bear. Black bear attacks are actually pretty rare. The danger is highest when there are cubs present. The WORST thing you can do is get between a black bear and her cubs, even if by accident. The best thing to do is discourage them from coming around. Keep trash inside. Take down bird feeders, especially humming bird feeders. Don't leave grills outside either as they love the grease left behind on them. If one does turn up in your yard. Make a lot of noise from the safety of your door way, this is usually enough to scare them off. Then, call the fish and game officials. Bear have a wide range of territory they wander in, often over a hundred miles. It might just move on eventually on it's own.

Aww poor little lost bear. I hope he gets home safely. He must be really scared being lost with all those people hanging around :)