There is little in the way of natural foods and bears learn to seek out high-energy human foods such as bird seed. This may lead to conflicts that pose hazards to both bears and people. |
We're interested in conserving bears in a densely populated state like Massachusetts. West of the Connecticut River they're about everywhere. In central Massachusetts they're most places. In eastern Massachusetts, right now they're just wanderers. |
Where bears have habituated to people and are conditioned to human foods and have lost their fear of humans, you may have the chance for human injury, slight though it may be. |