Black bears are a cherished part of the community here, a woodsy gateway town that funnels tourists to Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks, where the first question many visitors ask of rangers is "Where can I see a bear?"
Local shop owner Cindy Skeen said she often sees black bears around her house, finding them more mischievous than menacing.
Has she heard that grizzlies - a larger, stronger and more dangerous cousin of black bears - might be transplanted to California where they haven't been seen for nine decades?
Skeen brought her hand to her mouth. "Oh, I don't know ... people let their kids go hiking by themselves out here," she said.
"We get people from L.A. and Orange County and they are terrified of black bears," she said. "And grizzlies?"
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