• HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml
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    7 days ago

    But people regularly find bears in their yards and driveway. Lots of people open their doors in the morning and find a bear within meters from where they’re standing. And the vast majority of those encounters don’t end up with anyone getting hurt.

    Source: live in BC, Canada, tons of bears around urban areas.

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      7 days ago

      Yep. And if for whatever reason you do have a problem with a bear out in the open, it’s a bit harder to escape than a spider or snake.

      Source: Knew a guy growing up who got eaten by a bear.

      (Although moose actually scare me a lot more, since they’re territorial as opposed to just wanting your pic-i-nic basket 99.9% of the time)