If you live in #Asheville and you think you're seeing bears more often than ever, you're right. I've gone from seeing them a couple of times a year to a couple of times a week. Here's a reminder from John Boyle to be careful around them. They're more in danger from us, though, than we are from them.
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@sjvn Probably because humans are like ivy - they spread everywhere unchecked, into these bears' habitats, and drive them into the open to search for food.
@AAKL That's part of it, but they've learned how to do very well living with humans, hence huge gains in their local population.
@sjvn They adapt to survive. And proximity probably provides an easy source of food. But then they get shot in some cases. It's a shame population expansion (zoning) barely acknowledges natural habitats.