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Calgary  Beware of predatory male black bears  Research
regarding North American black bear fatal attacks on people
shows lone males are most dangerous, attack rates are rising
with human population growth  VIDEO: University of Calgary
professor emeritus Dr. Stephen Herrero discusses new study of
fatal black bear attacks in North America.  Click here for more
information.  Fatal encounters with black bears have been
exceedingly rare during the last century, but appear to be
mainly the result of predatory male bears targeting humans in
their wilderness home ranges, according to a new study led by
the world's leading expert on bear attacks.  In an article
published today in the Journal of Wildlife Management,
University of Calgary professor emeritus Dr. Stephen Herrero,
University of Calgary graduate Andrew Higgins, and colleagues
from the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife and
Brigham Young University analyzed the circumstances of al