During mating season, males are very aggressive.
You don't want to be anywhere near a sow with cubs.
Nobody is denying that bears kill people, but when you consider the numbers of them and the numbers of attacks on people, it's a rare occurance.
States that protect bears and don't allow the hunting of them risk overpopulation and more bear attacks than states that keep the numbers in check.
Hungry bears are dangerous bears.
I just don't understand how people can say "They more afraid of us than we are of them". If anything that creates a misconception that you have no reason to fear them.
Wild animals, if hungry, will attack and eat us too just as they would any other typical prey.