Eventually, the bear finally just left town. But, many times bears aren't that fortunate. By the numbers During the entire span of the 20th century, only two people in Colorado have died from bear attacks and two others in fatal confrontations with mountain lions. One bear cub was accidentally killed here when a car ran into it on Main Street near one of the busiest intersections. But it's people that game managers have to worry about.
Some officials worry that too many people are building homes farther out in the woods.
I hear folks who claim they want to live closer to nature but many of them don't have a high tolerance for wildlife, especially the larger species. You can't have it both ways. City sightings Bears have been spotted daily in cities ranging from Phoenix to Salt Lake City to Boise, Idaho. In addition, almost every major city in the western half of Montana has reported a higher presence of bears than usual. Mich. There, a hungry, 400-pound black bear kept voters huddled inside their polling station afraid to leave.