Unarmed humans are soft, easy prey. Predators only became wary of humans when they were being shot on sight. Now that they do not have a REASON to fear humans, they don't.
Yes, and the implication is that it’s always “our fault”. For some reason we always have to go from one extreme to the other. They were almost completely extirpated, and it’s becoming apparent to some why, now that they have reached a critical mass of numbers. This was predictable and predicted.
Except the narrative has changed, and people are led to believe we can avoid “interactions” by performing certain rituals. It doesn’t work that way.