Wildlife among us

My daughter has two black bears walking about and around in her subdivision here in Anchor Town (what we locals affectionately call our little city).  They appeared yesterday and a neighbor woke her this morning to let her know that the bear were still afoot and that my daughter’s SUV was broken into. 

Now I don’t know about you but I am far more afeared of the human wildlife than the 4-legged furry variety.  Really.  I think the two bears are simply doing bear behavior which consists of foraging for food and satisfying their curiousity (bears are very curious, I like that about them) about what we humans throw in our garbage cans.  They probably wonder why we run around naked sans fur, have we no modesty? 

Now I am not saying that bears in the wild, or in a city suburb, should be playmates for us.  No, they are wild and unpredictable and bigger than us.  But I would put money on them not going around and breaking into a person’s automobile to steal anything other than food.  I do not think they’re on the lookout for stuff to steal that has street retail value.  Now I could be wrong but remember I am still a Country Woman at heart…