<s docid="FR940511-0-00030" num="16"> Research and experience have clearly demonstrated that control of human activity in major bear concentration areas is necessary to avoid conflicts between people and bears.</s>

<s docid="FR940511-0-00032" num="21"> Inconsistent human activity has also been shown to cause conflicts between people and bears.</s>

<s docid="FR940511-0-00032" num="22"> At the McNeil River Sanctuary, implementation of a structured bear viewing program increased bear use and at the same time reduced the incidence of bear/human conflicts.</s>

<s docid="FR940511-1-00106" num="16"> Research and experience have clearly demonstrated that control of human activity in major bear concentration areas is necessary to avoid conflicts between people and bears.</s>

<s docid="FR940511-1-00107" num="7"> In addition to mortality, interaction between bears and people can impose stress on bears that ultimately affect survival and/or productivity of bears as well as jeopardize human safety.</s>

<s docid="FR940511-1-00108" num="19"> Experience at McNeil River State Game Sanctuary has demonstrated that brown bears are least disturbed by human activity that is consistent and predictable.</s>

<s docid="FR940511-1-00108" num="21"> Inconsistent human activity has also been shown to cause conflicts between people and bears.</s>

<s docid="LA081490-0114" num="9"> Bears in the Angeles National Forest are entering campgrounds and other recreation areas with increasing frequency, possibly forced deeper into human habitats by drought to forage for food, U.S.</s>

<s docid="LA081490-0114" num="11"> Forest Biologist Bill Brown said Monday he has noticed the trend in the last four to five years and believes it is linked to the lack of rain during that period.</s>

<s docid="LA081490-0114" num="12"> What's more, Brown said, once a bear discovers a convenient source of food it will develop the memory of an elephant -- returning again and again for the easy pickings.</s>

<s docid="LA081490-0114" num="14"> "But this is all strictly speculation at this point," he added, joining other forest officials in laying part of the blame on careless humans who leave behind trash, food-laden picnic tables and ice chests.</s>

<s docid="LA081490-0114" num="32"> A 15-year veteran of the lake, Roberts said he has noticed bears growing bolder over the last few years.</s>

<s docid="LA081490-0114" num="33"> But the frequency of bear sightings and raids appears to have doubled between last year and this summer, he said.</s>

<s docid="LA081490-0114" num="34"> Ranger John Seales, who manages the Crystal Lake Recreation Area, said the number of bear "incidents" has tripled since last summer.</s>

<s docid="LA081490-0114" num="38"> Glenn Stewart, a biology professor at Cal Poly Pomona and a bear expert, said the drought theory is plausible because his studies show that most bears prefer natural sources of food -- acorns, manzanita berries and choke cherries among them.</s>

<s docid="LA081490-0114" num="42"> Bears have raided snack bar at lake several times.</s>

<s docid="LA081689-0039" num="24"> Grizzlies have been spotted on jogging trails in Anchorage, the state's largest city, and they are frequently seen at a distance by visitors to national parks.</s>

<s docid="LA081689-0039" num="25"> But attacks are rare -- usually only two or three statewide each summer.</s>

<s docid="LA081689-0039" num="79"> "The reason a bear attacks is because it sees a threat.</s>

<s docid="LA081689-0039" num="83"> According to a state study, since the turn of the century 105 people have been reported injured by grizzly and black bears in Alaska, 20 of them fatally.</s>

<s docid="LA082890-0051" num="28"> Scarcity of food in the wilds also has brought a rash of mountain lion reports in settled areas -- a lion believed to have traveled from Fresno County was trapped in a yard last week in Rancho Cordova, a Sacramento suburb -- and led to dozens of clashes between bears and humans.</s>

<s docid="LA093090-0070" num="31"> By 1975, the number of reported human-bear incidents rose to 860; that year, rangers shot and killed six Yosemite bears.</s>

<s docid="LA100489-0072" num="9"> Game biologist Gary Herron said that bears eat a wide variety of animal and vegetable matter and that garbage is "one of their favorites".</s>

