Unfortunately.... That is NOT the kind of critter you want coming around... It is a many sided thing to balance living with.. It is wonderful there is habitat that will support an animal like this.. But a very possible danger to people and livestock... In a place where an animal like that can thrive, you adjust your life to exist WITH them... NOT the other way around...
It has been many years since Wildlife Biology and Management classes.. But a lot of the science, facts, and animal behavior has not changed.. Much of this for thousands of years.. Also, I'm really more a live and let live kind of guy than many imagine.. However, unfortunately, on our small place I can't tolerate a bear for the danger it poses to us and our livestock..
A good bear is a dead bear..... Well... I don't personally believe that either... People talking about there ...personal space.... if, when a bear violates my ...personal space.... as it were around us or our livestock, it is time to intervein Also, unfortunately, the old saying ...a fed bear is a dead bear... is exactly true... A number of times I have had to "intervein" in bear behavior around us and our livestock to assure the safety of all... I don't like it, but you do what you have to, when you have to, and act decisively when you do have to act...
How many times I've read Monday morning quarterbacks saying things like ...just pound a pot with a spoon... This obviously from someone who has likely NEVER been the one face to face with a situation.. When you have been close enough to smell there bad breath, or hear them pop there jaws, I will listen to and evaluate what you have to say..
My 5 cents of opinion and personal experience...