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Originally Posted by kunkstyle
Looks like they're using 30-year-old data though, would love to see something current.
In the 2010s there have been 7 fatal black bear attacks and 10 fatal grizzly attacks. Not sure how that correlates with total number of attacks though but 5-10% serious/fatality rate seems extremely low.
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I can't find any current data on attacks, just serious injuries and fatalities. I'd be interested to see the data too. Although it would only take 3-4 attacks in Alberta every year to make the odds of getting attacked by a bear in Alberta greater than the odds of getting attacked by an alligator in Florida. Plus you have cougars on top of that.
As for the 5-10% rate, my guess is most black bear (which is the far more common form of bear) attacks do not end in fatalities. I know several people in North Vancouver who've had runs in with black bears on their property.