Posted by Ranger Sally (165.83.4.127) on April 12, 2002 at 15:41:49:
In Reply to: how many killed? posted by scotty on April 12, 2002 at 14:56:12:
: how many campers or backpackers have been killed by bears in the us?
The records from some states were unavailable, Scotty. What I could find indicates that the number of people killed in the US by bears between the years 1981-1990, averaged out to be less than 1 person/year.