This is crazy. In my part of the world we don't have bears or really have to contend with large predators, just highly venomous snakes and spiders. Although if given the chance to decide, I would choose a large predator I can see versus a tiny venomous spider in my shoe or snake coming through my window at night.

Are the bears harmless, are they just displaced and looking for food or have they been known to attack people? If they're just searching for food and not human beings, I would probably be less concerned.