California

Bears are dangerous animals period.


The woman was attracting them and should have taken better measures to protect herself.

I live where we have both black and grizzly bears, it is illegal to leave your garbage in non-bear-proof containers and residents are expected to bring in the bird feeders during most of the year. If the bears don't get into something, the ravens will and they tell everybody else where the goodies are.

If you want to live in the woods, you have to learn how to live among your neighbors no matter what species they are.