black bears are cool! but acording to people we knew when we lived in vancouver(canada) there is a bear problem atm!
for instance, a small one walked up to the small local super market and walked right in through the automatic doors(1 reason they are bad). and some lady came home to find a bear sitting on her counter eating her berry pie.
there was one large one we used to go to see. he was usually at this one area. open area with grass right next to the skyride(thingy that took u up the mountain). course there was a barb wire fence between us and it but it was one big boy!
i have some other bear related stories but i am too tired,
andrew