Nothing in life is zero risk. Nothing. I never said it was.

I never claimed they were like teddy bears.

I'm arguing against the conflating of the danger they pose.

Black bears are responsible for less than 1 death per year.

Same for mountain lions, less than 1 per year.

There's been one fatal wolf attack in thr US from 2002 to 2020.

Moose, however, will take out 10 people per year in Alaska and that's not counting from car accidents. That's altercations.

There were an estimated average of 43 fatal dog attacks per year between 2011 and 2022.

20 to 22 people per year die from cows.

100 people a year from horses.

Clearly, ungulates and domesticated animals are a much bigger threat than bears or any other predator.

Yet, there's this fascination with predators that drives this narrative.

Let's look at some other stats.

Quick search, fstalities per year.

Lightening 43, tornados 80, hurricanes 68 (2021), wildfire 183.

4000 fatal drownings. 8000 near fatal drownings. 42, 514 fatal car accidents with 13,424 being caused by drunk drivers.

Worldwide, 10,000 people die in earthquakes each year.

Bears are just not that scary. And outside very extreme circumstances they will go about their business provided you do the same when you encounter them.

I have videos if you need to see it.