you have a 13-year-old son. you're sending him on a hiking and camping trip. you thought about it. >> i thought about it. i think it's natural when something this tragic occurs, dt knowing that it is so rare and these people did nothing wrong, i want my son to enjoy alaska, that's why we live here. >> reporter: much of america's black bear population live beyond the wilderness of alaska. >> i think one of the things that's gotten a lot of attention here is there are a lot more beack bears in the lower 48. people say if i live near a black bear, are the black bears changing their behavior? >> the more people you have in an area with black bears, the more chances there will be a problem, because there are just more people. >> reporter: is this us getting otoser to them or them getting closer to us? ha well, it's both, but certainly black bear populations have been expanding in the northeast. >> reporter: something people will just have to get used to? a i would argue that. is people want to have wildlife, if they want those around, then