I live in SW PA and we have had so many bears observed since April. The two grade schools nearby sent home letters that a bear had been observed and they were keeping a close watch on the children when they took them out for recess. The Pittsburgh news in the past couple days has been reporting people seeing bears in a couple outer towns. A pastor I know was going to "check" it out after he saw one in his backyard and then got on his ATV to find it.