Yea, black/brown/cinnamon bears are sure different from grizzlies and respond to loud noises differently too.

The black bears are in our city of 100,000 pop not in a rural area. The one in the report was not all that far from a downtown area and the one at the regional hospital is in an area that has the university across the road as well as a golf course. Lots of room for a surprise.

I'd prefer viewing them in the wild not the city.

Bob