Alaskan Locals Pointing Fingers at Causes Behind Record Number of Marauding Bears

American black bear (Ursus americanus) feeding on salmon eggs (roe) at creek at Neets Bay fish hatchery, Behm Canal in Southeast Alaska near Ketchikan, USA. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket/Getty Images

Spotting a bear in the Alaskan wilderness is an exciting and terrifying prospect for nearly 2 million visitors who make the trip up north annually.

However, dealing with bears is a chore and just part of life for locals.