by Alfredo Santana
Pasadena Sun
In a summer where bears are splashing into backyard pools, trashing garbage cans and — in one tragic case — crashing into a car, experts came to Eaton Canyon Nature Center Saturday to discuss interactions between humans and bears in the foothills.
Kim Bosell, a natural-area administrator for the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation, said people and bears try to steer clear of each other, but encounters are inevitable where the city meets the forest.
“Black bears in this area aren’t here to kill people,” she said. “They want food from us, but not to kill us.” Bosell said that when bears eat human food in Canada, people kill the bears to deter others. “In California, they get three strikes and are tagged,” she said.
